the u.s have failed to support the uk over the falklands.....

[stokemaveric]

nothing new there then...

[Gromit]

No there isn't, we have done this question this week.

http://www.theanswerb...s/Question866771.html

The US are not supporting the Argentinians either. As they are friendly with both nations, they prefer not to take sides at the moment. They did this in 1982, but offered covert , invaluable information essential to us winning the conflict.

[Whickerman]

Bear in mind the big picture for the US. The Americas countries have formed a new bloc excluding the US and Canada, and this new bloc has declared that the Falklands are Argentinian. The US needs to trade too, so they're not going to pi$$ off the others.

[Booldawg]

did the uk help them in vietnam? (before we followed them blindly wherever they went)

[bobjugs12]

Booldawg,

We did not help them in 'nam. The Australians did, so did the South Koreans, but we left them to it

[bobjugs12]

Oh, I was feeling all smart just then, as I knew something lol

[McMouse]

UK Special Forces were in Vietnam.

[Sandy-Wroe]

We need to remember that we are not equal partners. Our politicians talk about a special relationship but in reality they are the master we are the dog. We obediently followed them into Iraq and now Afghanistan. If they said Jump our politicians would ask; how high?
America isn't going to alienate all the countries in Latin America to please us.

[bobjugs12]

McMouse,

It's an urban myth. UK personnel attached to AusSF were there as individuals but UK Plc had no involvement officially or otherwise in Vietnam

[McMouse]

Of course we were there as individuals.....plausible deniability. Strange thing was pay and allowances still continued and family lived in quarters in UK!

[Gromit]

We were in Vietnam, officially or not

// 3 SAS Squadron arrived in Vietnam in April 1966 and thereafter the three SAS sabre squadrons rotated yearly until the withdrawal of 2 SAS Squadron in October 1971. (4 SAS Squadron, raised in 1965, was disbanded to provide reinforcements for the other three squadrons soon afterwards. On 31 August 1966, approval was given for SAS Regiment's new establishment of three sabre squadrons, a base squadron and a signals squadron.) //

[bobjugs12]

Gromit, where did you get that info?

[Gromit]

bobjugs12

Apologies for misleading, that was refering to the the Australian SAS (I should have read to the bottom line).
http://www.diggerhist...s/vietnam/sas-svn.htm

I did find this though...
// British SAS instructors are regularly sent on attachment to both Australian and New Zealand SAS Squadrons. It is generally thought that a few British SAS personnel attached to the Australian and New Zealand SAS while they were deployed in Vietnam under the official title of instructor. After the war 70 British General Service Medals were issued with the Bar South Vietnam 1962-64. No Names or units are mentioned.//
http://www.britains-s...rs.com/Vietnam/SP.htm

[jake-the-peg]

We were in Korea though - maybe we learnt our lesson

[Mr Veritas]

Maybe once they see the oil being extracted there they will get VERY interested.
"War(or conflict( is God's way of teaching the USA geography!"

[Booldawg]

It wasnt rhetorical I genuinely didnt know! Thanks for clarifying it.

[bobjugs12]

Gromit, of those 70 bear in mind that the British Embassy would have had a military element for both protection and defence intelligence. Also the RAF supported the ANZACs with airlifts and resupply flights.

However, back to the matter in hand. The US have to declare neutrality in public due the location of the conflict and the resultant trade and commerce issues. However, as 82 showed us, behind closed doors is a completely different set of circumstances.

[anotheoldgit]

It appears the UK has upset America because of the UK's decision to release sensitive U.S. intelligence on a terror suspect.

Mrs Clinton is to meet Argentine president Cristina Ferndandez de Kirchner in Uruguay on March 1, so hopes are high in Argentina that Mrs Clinton will intervene on the country's behalf in the row with Britain over the disputed territory.

I have a feeling that Brown will pander once again to the US, instead of retaliating and threaten to pull our troops out of Afghanistan.

[rov1200]

The UK refuses to negotiate over the Falklands and why should it. The spiel from the Argies to its allies is that we are being stubborn and will not meet them half way.
However Britain is willing to negotiate over the finds from the oil fields but the greedy b?ggers want it all for themselves.

[Whickerman]

What if the Isle of Wight population declared that they were in fact Brazilian, and then there was a massive oil find there - what do you reckon the response from the UK govt would be?