Posted on 03/13/2007 12:48:56 AM PDT by bruinbirdman
Well, if true, all Argentina would have had to do to thwart Britain's plans was to not invade the Falklands.
He was a good dictator, really...
Whatever.
And while we are on the subject... the Falklands are not like other colonial territories. The residents WANT to be part of the UK, by an overwhelming majority. It's not like the UK hasn't been willing to shed colonies the last 40 years. They just don't want to shed ones where the people actually want to be a part of the UK.
Hispanics blaming the Anglo. Spain battling England. Catholic fighting Protestants. A hardy perennial. Same wacko drama is acted out daily in the United States with illegal immigration
Yes...most of them have trees!
That is a pretty weird position. So no Argentinians ever visited the Falklands by getting their passports stamped by the British in all those 150 years? I find that quite difficult to believe. The Argentinians provoked the conflict, the British simply insisted on normal protocol.
Nearly every resident of the Falklands wanted to remain part of Brittan.
Argentina Invaded the islands and set up a military outpost to try to keep and control the islands.
Brittan simply gathered up a suppressor force and threw the invaders out. Also kicking the Argentine military asses on the way.
Brittan simply defended its territory unlike say the U.S. in regards to its own southern border.
The Chileans Gave the Brits AIR Cover by placing their radars on their territory in the southern city Punta Arenas. The Radars were Brought from Australia and the Ozzies transhipped them through Easter Island where ozzies wore Chilean Uniforms when weekly Lan Chile Flights were on the Island.
Please Don't Forget the GURKAS they Probably would have had registered the most Kills.lopping off heads...."great Book Don't Cry for me Sargeant Major"
according to sources they counted the Generals Whiskey cases in the Trash to see how delusional he was in the Casa Rosada. Generalisimo was passed out drunk when The Head of the Air Force finally Surrendered on behalf of all of Argentina and ended the madness.Most argentines I knew sincerely believed they were winning,unti they lost!.
How is and was relations between Chile and Argentina?
Gotta believe it ate at the Argentines that chile lined up against them?
Argentina was in a Financial Basket case chile had just privatised their social security and Uk style medical system. Argentina was envious of all the Foreign Investment in Chile and Couldn't understand their socialist way of life was sucking with 1000% Inflation. Argentina was going to attack Chile but John Paul the Great intervened. So they attacked Falklands.
Still a Bit of Animosity today... Remember at the end of World war II Argentina was the 3rd largest economy in the world.Their sel esteem was hurt.
Chile and Argentina have a history of tension. There is still some disputed territories in the south of both countries. They have fought some short but intense wars in living memory, although I believe relations are much improved these days.
I guess France and Britain made Hitler invade Poland.
ping
Thanks for the info
Most of the good units in the Argentinian Army were on the Chilean border the entire Falklands War. It came as no surprise to them.
LOL.
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