By the time of the truce, however, many republican leaders, including Michael Collins, were convinced that if the war went on for much longer, there was a chance that the IRA campaign as it was then organised could be brought to a standstill.
但是至停火协议为止，很多共和派领导人，包括迈克尔·柯林斯，相信如果战争进行更长时间，可能像当时那样组织的共和军的战斗就会趋于停顿。