Reagan's Last-Ditch Falklands Plea Revealed

Sky News ^ | 28th December 2012 | Alistair Bunkall

[the scotsman]

'Ronald Reagan issued a last-ditch appeal to Margaret Thatcher to abandon her campaign to retake the Falklands and to hand over the islands to international peacekeepers, according to official documents made public today.

Files released by the National Archives at Kew, South West London, under the 30-year rule show that as British troops closed in on final victory, the US president made a late-night phone call to Mrs Thatcher urging her not to completely humiliate the Argentines.

However, his request fell on deaf ears as a defiant Prime Minister insisted that she had not sent a British task force across the globe just "to hand over the Queen's islands to a contact group".'

[BJ1]

The French intervention in Mexico was in the 1860’s. I suppose an argument could be made that America’s attentions were elsewhere at that time.

After the CW ended there was a large military parade in DC. It took two days. The first day, iirc, The army of the Potomac marched. The second day, Sherman's army marched. Nowhere to be seen tho was General Sheridan. He was promptly dispatched to the Mexican border along with 50,000 troops. Now this came from a government that was hell bent on disbanding the most powerful army the world had every known up to that point. The cost per day to the government was staggering. Yet, that did not stop us from threatening Maximilian and the French, the first chance we got.

[SierraWasp]

Well, see? You complemented me on my "Resources Extractor" tagline, so what did I do immediately? I changed it!!!

Woe is me... I'm just nuts, that's all there is to it!!!

[VeniVidiVici]

Boy, were you two off the mark.

I was merely using Australia and New Zealand as examples of natural allies to the UK and that it was certainly expected that they would help England to kick out Argentina from the Falklands.

Comparing them to Guam and Puerto Rico was not a comment on the military capabilities of Australia and NZ at all but rather a poke at your "allies" comment. As if Guam and PR would not be an ally to us in a similar situation.

So which is it, Scotsman, did the US assist the UK or not with the Falklands?

[Don W]

The Brits “occupy” a small archipelago in the South Atlantic that until discovered and settled by England had been completely uninhabited by anyone.

They established themselves there LONG before Argentina even existed as a political entity.

Argentina attacked and tried to conquer this small archipelago using “Las Malvinas” as a pretext.

The Brits beat them back and unequivocally re-established their title with true blood and guts, 8000 miles from home.

Yeah, that sounds pretty illegitimate to me.

[naturalman1975]

OK, my apologies. Obviously I did misunderstand what you were saying.

[BOBTHENAILER]

You be nuts auright—this be the last, unedumacashun, post dat I sends to ya’alls.

From now on, I slip into my black tassled loafers, dark grey slacks, top brand name of course, Armani suit coat,
bespoke shirt from London and Hermes tie. I will try and use a few 6 and 7 letter words in my future missives. All I can do is try.

[SierraWasp]

"All I can do is try."

Yes, I talked to your mother about that once and she agreed that you were trying... Very trying!!! (hoot!)

[the scotsman]

1—It read as disrespectful to Australia and NZ. Both naturalman and I read it as such.

2—Yes, America helped. But there is this myth now that we wouldnt have won without the US help. Which is nonsense.

[rottndog]

OUCH...I’d rather be Rick-Rolled.

[VeniVidiVici]

It read as disrespectful to Australia and NZ. Both naturalman and I read it as such.

Too bad. I understand though. It means you probably don't think much of Guam or Puerto Rico. You're probably a bit gun shy too. My Scottish ancestors are rolling over in their graves.

2—Yes, America helped. But there is this myth now that we wouldnt have won without the US help.

Oh hogwash. Only in your mind. Most people don't even know the type of help that was given.

[Wuli]

I have no problem with the U.K.s occupation and possession of the Falklands. I find their understanding of the legitimacy of that and their failure to find the legitimacy of Israel defending itself as hypocritical.

[the scotsman]

1—Firstly, what the fudge has guns to with it.

BTW, you do realise that naturalman and I are ex-armed forces?. Gun shy?. I was a Para for seven years!. And I have been a gun owner since I was 17. And still am. Rifle, shotgun, and more air weapons than I can count.

Your comment, even if not intended to be so, LOOKED and read disrespectful. An actual bonefide Aussie thought so to.

2—Nope, I have read here many times and from other Americans that US involvement was so crucial in 1982, that the lack of it would have meant a British defeat. I have had to correct/attack such tosh, as has Winnie, Vanders and our Aussie friend.

[the scotsman]

Sorry, but the UK govt publicly supports Israel. They supported publicly the retaliation recently against Hamas.

The UK officially supports Israel even if a loud leftwing pro-Palestinian minority makes itself heard often.