Argentina blocks supply ship.

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.guardian.c...pply-ship-oil-dispute

Hypothetically speaking, if Argentina was to re-launch it's previous invasion attept on the Falklands, and taking into account Britain's commitments in Afghanistan, would we have a strong enough fighting force to protect our South Atlantic interests?

[Gromit]

I pretty sure our ability to fight another Falklands was lost very soon after the British Flag was raised over Port Stanley. You need to go back 20 years for who to blame for that.

The Falklands was largely the Navy's arena, and Afghanistan isn't.

[jake-the-peg]

What a hypocrit!

Aren't you the one always calling for our Brave troops to be withdrawn because of mounting casulties? And now you're looking for new wars

I imagine it would be 20 minutes and the first grazed knee before you threw your hands in the air and started to Scream "bring our heroes home"

[tamborine]

The Argies only need to say "please" & Browne will hand over the Falklands with £trillions.

[anotheoldgit]

Slight difference, the Union Flag flies over The Falklands, they are British subjects and should be defended at all costs.

[rov1200]

Lets face reality. The only way of defending the Falklands in future would be to allow an American air base on the island.

[Sandy-Wroe]

The Falkland Islands, or las Islas Malvinas, are about the only place in the world where the Americans don't need a base.

[Gromit]

In a few months in 1982, 255 British personel were killed in the Falklands conflict.

It had taken seven long years for that toll to be passed in Afghanistan, the 256th died on Monday.

The lesson seems to be that if you get your victory over with quickly, public opinion stays on your side and the death toll will be forgotten.

[paddywak]

I'm surprised nobodies mentioned the all that useless oil that is supposed to be lying about down their. I don't want to appear to cynical but I'm always amazed just what lengths people (and Governments) will go to when there's few bob to be made

[jake-the-peg]

"British subjects and should be defended at all costs."

Er no

Margaret Thatcher took away their British Passports which gave the Argentinians the idea that they wouldn't be defended.

You really don't know what you're talking about do you?

[jno]

vibrasphere, I don't know, but it was calculated after the war that it would have been cheaper to give every single islander £1 million to move.

[anotheoldgit]

jake-the-peg

Before telling people that they don't know what they are talking about, perhaps you should question yourself.

Much better than making a complete idiot of one's self, but then in your case that isn't all that difficult.


/// The British Nationality (Falkland Islands) Act 1983 (1983 c. 6) was an Act of Parliament passed by the British Parliament, which came into force on January 1, 1983. The purpose of the Act was to grant British citizenship to residents of the Falkland Islands, a British Dependent Territory in the South Atlantic.///

[rojash]

AOG, I suggest you check your history.

1981: The British Nationality Act 1981 effectively removed right of abode and citizenship from Falkland Islanders.

1982: Argentine invades Falklands

1983: The British Nationality (Falkland Islands) Act effectively restores the rights removed in 1981.

I suggest that you:
a) Brush up on your history
b) Admit that it's you rather than Jake who is making a fool of himself.