or... what???
Posted on 05/06/2012 10:31:22 AM PDT by Perdogg
Alicia Castro tried to pull Argentina's immediate neighbours into the dispute, claiming UK diplomatic and business relations could be damaged if the islands were not handed over to Buenos Aires.
She said Las Malvinas – Argentina's name for the Falklands – would be better off if they cut their ties with the UK.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
when pigs fly
Would a stern “No” be enough? If not, carpet bombing of Buenos Aires might certainly suffice.
yep
Argentine Armed Forces were better trained and equipped back in ‘82 compared to what they got right now. Since then, their country went “pacificist” and now they’re demanding the Brits to hand back the islands to them? This time, the Brits are veterans of both Afganistan and Iraq wars. So if there’s a war, this time, it wouldn’t even last 24 hours despite the Brits making considerable cuts in their defense budget.
Hey, hey....that's going a bit too far. I love Buenos Aires and I went there last year. It's far more European than Paris.
...and has the Argentina ambassador asked the islanders what they want?
“Hey, hey....that’s going a bit too far. I love Buenos Aires and I went there last year. It’s far more European than Paris.”
Okay, no carpet bombing. Just winning-hearts-and-minds campaign. wink, wink
Well, I can’t say that’s a very surprising thing....
Southern hemisphere’s just getting into winter now, so if the Argies beat on this little tin pot for support for three or four months, they’ll be able to launch their “Liberation” attacks before there’s anybody in Washington with even the faintest interest pulling the UK’s arse out of this bonfire by sending US troops to do what the Brits can no longer handle.
Might as well cut to the chase and hand the entire bloody South Atlantic over to whatever Banana Republic goofball next decides to have an attack of Napoleon Complex.
(Spit on the ground and walk away)
This is a total distraction from the domestic problems being caused by their socialist policies.
the citizens on the falklands are british and want to remain so. plus falkland defenses are much stronger than ‘82. and omoron would send any support (not as he hates the british) to those ilslands in the indian ocean he nemed in his dumbass speech.
or... what???
Here’s a funny video that the Argentinian government just released about the Falkland islands:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=lSlyQp9NAoM
It’s hard to say who’s right on this one. It makes little sense for the British to have political control over a couple of islands just off the coast of Argentina. They should sell it to the Argentinians for a reasonable price and put this matter to rest.
Yes, winter is setting in and weather around the Falklands is going from the usual bad to down right UHLY!.
“So if there’s a war..”
The Argentinians won’t attack. The military is not running their country anymore.
They will stick to psych warfare painting the British as the oppressive, greedy colonial power in the international stage. In the end, the British will probably hand over the islands willingly because they have gone socialist and those islands probably don’t mean that much to them.
...claiming UK diplomatic and business relations could be damaged if the islands were not handed over to Buenos Aires.If Cameron were worth a $h!+, he'd bring the UK ambassador home from Argentina for consultation, and have the rest of the UK diplomatic mission pack up everything, then bring them home and break relations.
Under Prime Minister David Cameron? I doubt it. But surely the next one.
Where is the ‘General Belgrano’ today?
Guam and the Northern Marianas: Give them Back!
I agree. If Argentina refuse to buy, then I'll offer to pay for the lease of the Falklands for the next 99 years. Then Argentina can claim the Falklands by 2111.
Didn't they learn their lesson back in 1982?
Reminds me of that age-old adage: "the more things change, the more things stay the same."
That was until they discovered oil...
From what I have read, there are NO Argentinians living there, and those people who do live there (some 3,000 odd folks) want to remain with Britain. I guess the Argentine government is in trouble and is prepared to loose another Cruiser to the British.
Spot on. Hence the stealing of Spanish corporations. Bolivia got into the game too last week.
Argentina has also gone full blown protectionism and cronyism, which is hitting their economy hard also.
The leaders of Argentina refused to repatriate their own war dead, even though Britain offered free transport. Britain provided all the deceased with full military honors. Argentina is using their graves as pawns in this political theater. Disgraceful...
“those people who do live there (some 3,000 odd folks) want to remain with Britain”
Nothing odd about that.
They already have Obama calling the Islands the Malvinas. He doesn’t represent all Americans when he takes that tack but that’s not what the world sees. Soon every 3rd world nation in the UN will be clamoring for England to give them up and if Obama is still in office,God forbid,he will come out and say something stupid about sanctions.
Cronyism has been there since at least Peron. They’ve defaulted on their debt twice. They don’t really care what others think. As i said Bolivia is in their camp and there’s always the specter of Venezuela which has purchased arms from Russia. I know that they likely won’t be able to use them effectively but if they’re powerful enough they may not need be all that efficient.
With 8.3 to as high as 60 billions barrels os oil sitting under the island the Brits aren’t going anywhere soon!
Apparently so.
They are finding oil & gas deposits in the waters around the Falkland Islands & the Argentines are to stupid to make a bussiness deal .
Hint for the Argie idiots , exploiting the new petrolem discoveries means you have to have a equipment .
Shipping & staging the stuff from Argentina is a lot more intelligent than shipping from Britian , that means Argentinians get good paying jobs , Argentina gets to build oil refineries & provide support ie everything from Ace bandages to yo-yo’s.
The Argentine economy gets jumpstarted & nobody gets shot .
They are finding oil & gas deposits in the waters around the Falkland Islands & the Argentines are to stupid to make a bussiness deal .
Hint for the Argie idiots , exploiting the new petrolem discoveries means you have to have a equipment .
Shipping & staging the stuff from Argentina is a lot more intelligent than shipping from Britian , that means Argentinians get good paying jobs , Argentina gets to build oil refineries & provide support ie everything from Ace bandages to yo-yo’s.
The Argentine economy gets jumpstarted & nobody gets shot .
On the other hand, Argentina's intransigence creates a great opportunity for Uruguay.
So where did you find that map?
Queen Cristina just nationalized oil companies Repsol and YPF. No one in their right mind is going to put a dime in Argie!
Uruguay is looking good!
Thats a nice theory but the Brits have nil ability to project force compared to what they had in 82. - and that wasn’t much either.
Fortunately for them the Argentinian military isn’t up to much more than putting out a brush fire right now
No bombardeen Buenos Aires [YouTube]
The carpet bombing of Buenos Aires would be a crime against humanity. It is one of the world’s great cities. Even the Nazis didn’t carpet bomb Paris. Hitler wanted to do that for revenge, but cooler heads prevailed.
Hitler spared Paris only because the French gave up so quickly.
'Britain’s budget for defending the Falklands plummeted from £143million in 2005-06 to £69million in 2010-11.'
Countries ebb and flow. That is the nature of it. Demographics will change America, the UK, and the economic disorder will change the world.
If Britain wants to change its priorities, that would be a good thing. But, when the getting was good, they didn't make the necessary changes. They might be a step slow, but they are still many steps ahead of US when it comes to austerity.
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