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To: Gaffer

Rubio at State. He could deemphasize Europe and turn our attention to South America where there could still be hope after the Castros and Madruo. Independence for Puerto Rico to set off freedom movements worldwide and get the Brits out of the Falklands as per the Monroe Doctrine. Last, dump all the foreign criminals on uninhabited Caribbean islands. Let the sharks eat them if they try to swim away.


19 posted on 07/17/2016 11:51:45 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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To: DIRTYSECRET
The UK retains the Falklands because the people living there do not want to be part of Argentina. Besides, Argentina's claim is less strong than Spain's claim to Gibraltar; which they lost to the UK in the War of the Spanish Succession. Additionally, Argentina, having started a war by invading the Falklands and then losing that war has, by international law, lost any claim to the Falklands.

Giving the Falklands to Argentina would be like "giving back" Texas, Calfornia and the whole southwest to Mexico. Should we do that?

35 posted on 07/17/2016 12:31:29 PM PDT by captain_dave
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To: DIRTYSECRET

What about the French colonies in the Caribbean?

Ever heard of St. Pierre et Miquelon? It’s a couple of islands a few miles off the coast of Newfoundland, that still belong to France.


36 posted on 07/17/2016 12:33:35 PM PDT by dfwgator
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