[Paladin2]

Argentina should just coin some Trillion $ coins and buy it.

[ansel12]

If I was an Argentine soldier, I would not look forward to dealing with a British army with such recent combat experience.

[GenXteacher]

Maybe the Limeys would do better to nuke Argentina this time around. They might get the point after that....

[ken5050]

The Argentines invasion the first time was completely unexpected. This time, the Brits are ready. The Argentines will NOT be allowed to land troops.

Remember also that the Iron Lady order the Brit sub to sink the Belgrano while she was technically outside the exclusion zone, though headed towards the islands. That's how to fight a war..will Cameron have the same intestinal fortitude?

Also Reagan aided the Brits by giving them access to our satellite imagery..the Brits knew what the Argentines were up to. Will Obama do the same this time? I suspect not.

[Bender2]

Splendid little war, it was. I made a mint... at gun shows selling t-shirts imprinted with "You Don't Falk With The Royal Navy!"

[SkyPilot]

How Britian's current military forces compare to 1982:

1982

Armed Forces Personnel: 320,000

Ships: 2 Carriers, 2 Assault ships, 32 Submarines, 15 Destroyers, 46 Frigates, 1 Ice Patrol Ship, 12 Hydrographic survey ships, 15 Patrol ships/craft, 29 Minesweepers and minehunters, 45 Royal Fleet Auxiliary

Aircraft: 400 plus

2013

Armed Forces personnel:160,000

Ships: 0 Carriers, 9 Submarines, 7 Destroyers, 13 Frigates, 2 Assault/Helicopter Carriers, 2 Assault/Command Ships, 3 RFA Landing Ships, 3 Survey ships, 1 Ice Patrol Ship, 4 Patrol Ships, 15 Minehunters, 10 Royal Fleet Auxiliary

Fighter Aircraft: 130

[Zhang Fei]

They don’t new plans. They need new equipment.

[DustyMoment]

Sounds as though trouble is brewing in Argentina and they new another Falklands brouhaha to distract from what is happening at home.

I was in Argentina in the 80s when the battle over the Falklands began anew. At that time, Argentina had an extremely high rate of inflation and most Argentines had 2 or 3 “make-work” jobs to make ends meet.

El Presidente at the time, Gral. Galtieri, tried to pick a fight with neighboring Chile over a longstanding border dispute, but the Chileans wouldn’t play. Unfortunately, the hapless Brits would and got sucked into Galtieri’s distraction from the economic problems at home.

So, they are rewinding the tape from the 80s and starting the movie over.

‘Scuse me, this is where I came in.

[dfwgator]

“Don’t make us come down there and kick your ass again.”