Better demographics in the long term for Argentina. They were at above replacement rate until recently (due to the economic crash).
Posted on 11/21/2023 6:52:39 AM PST by DFG
The right-wing former 'tantric sex coach' who has been elected president of Argentina believes the Falkland Islands belong to his nation and has vowed 'to get them back'.
Javier Milei, who uses a medium to communicate with his dead dog for advice on political matters, pulled off a massive upset by beating Argentina's Economy Minister Sergio Massa in Sunday's polarised presidential runoff.
But during his presidential campaign, Milei insisted that Britain returning the Falkland Islands was 'non-negotiable', adding that the territory, known as the Malvinas in Argentina, is Argentine.
Milei, a right-wing economist known as 'el Loco' - or the Madman - who promised to shake-up Argentina with his win, said he would 'make every effort' to get the Falkland Islands back - but stopped short of saying he would go to war over them.
He insisted it was 'non-negotiable' for Britain to hand the Falklands over to Argentina, comparing it to the UK returning Hong Kong to China.
The Falklands were the subject of a short but brutal war after Argentina invaded in 1982. Britain drove out the invaders after dispatching a naval armada, but the issue has never been considered settled in Buenos Aires.
Argentina believes the Falklands were illegally taken from it in 1833 and invaded the British colony in 1982. The United Kingdom sent troops and Argentina lost the two-month war for the archipelago in a conflict that claimed the lives of 649 Argentines and 255 British soldiers.
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“Isn’t the new president a libertarian? Libertarians are usually against using the police and the military.”
The headline is misleading. Here is a more complete account of what the new president said:
https://news.yahoo.com/javier-milei-argentina-non-negotiable-150557729.html
There are roadside signs all around Argentina saying: 'Las Malvinas Son Nuestros', meaning the Falklands are ours.
This topic is very popular politically and gets the goat herders all worked up...which isn't difficult if you know anything about the Argies,
The minerals. Argentina could make a deal on sharing. They could not extract te stuff by themselves.
I worked 2 years in Argentina on a big mine construction project in the high Andes...frustrating people to work with.
Would rather construct a big project in Africa than Argentina.
“””””Argentina is going to be a member of BRICS come January”””””
This election didn’t change that?
>>>It’s a good time to do it. Last time, the UK still had their Cold War military, now they have next to nothing, and most of their ‘next to nothing’ they already disposed of in Ukraine.<<<
If I recall, Britain was barely able to bomb the airfields ahead of the arrival of the carriers with bombers that they were about to retire. They had to scrounge around for the aerial refueling equipment as the planes weren’t even doing that anymore. Now the UK has only 2 carriers in total and no long range bombers.
OTOH Argentina’s navy isn’t as strong as it once was either. Should be an interesting match up.
Better demographics in the long term for Argentina. They were at above replacement rate until recently (due to the economic crash).
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