Falklands

[blup]

The Falklands war was a 'clean war' between two peer rivals.
A war between two armies, no indigenous peoples at risk.
The British won fairly according to the rules of war.
The Argentines should leave it at that.

Has anybody consulted the sheep?

 

[JohnD]

A war between two armies, no indigenous peoples at risk.

Actually, the majority of Argentina's ill-equipped, under-trained cannon fodder were indigenous people, not the descendants of European immigrants.

It was very noticeable when looking at the thousands of PoWs.

 

[fillyboy]

Actually, the majority of Argentina's ill-equipped, under-trained cannon fodder were indigenous people, not the descendants of European immigrants.

It was very noticeable when looking at the thousands of PoWs.

The Argentine Air Force attracted a lot of admiration from our commanders. They might have been constrained by inferior aircraft and logistical constraints but their pilots certainly knew how to fly, they showed great skill and bravery.

 

[JohnD]

So not the majority undertrained cannon fodder shipped out to die on someone else's island.

 

[James Carmichael]

I know the leftists on here are trying to deflect but the truth remains simple: Starmer has shamed Britain and undermined our relationship with our most important ally. We will lose the Falklands as a result of his inompetence.

Thank God the would-be assassin missed.

 

[IT Minion]

I know the leftists on here are trying to deflect but the truth remains simple: Starmer has shamed Britain and undermined our relationship with our most important ally. We will lose the Falklands as a result of his inompetence.

Thank God the would-be assassin missed.

Trump says mean words and that's your response? I'm downgrading you from 'French' to 'Italian'.

 

[Old Salt]

I know the leftists on here are trying to deflect but the truth remains simple: Starmer has shamed Britain and undermined our relationship with our most important ally. We will lose the Falklands as a result of his inompetence.

Thank God the would-be assassin missed.

REALLY

 

[Dec27]

The subject of sovereignty has been brought up again by the Argentines

They want talks on the caper

All caused by a leak from the US no point calling in the plumbers

There was no leak !!!

The info was deliberately released by Trump or on his say so ( fruit cake )

It’s all about oil, always has been and always will be.

Probably time to buy more rock hopper shares.

 

[charliegolf]

The Argentine Air Force attracted a lot of admiration from our commanders. They might have been constrained by inferior aircraft and logistical constraints but their pilots certainly knew how to fly, they showed great skill and bravery.

They lost. Further, they still have the same crap a/c they had last time, with a few Block 15 F-16s on the way. Current F-16 is Block 50 ish. Last time we had no-one there to defend the islands. Now we do. Whilst we would be unlikely to be able to retake the islands if invaded, the Argies haven't a cat in hell's chance of taking the islands again.

 

[fillyboy]

They lost.

No ***t?

 

[transam]

The argues cannot be trusted



The hand of god / maradona / World Cup

Yes exactly

 

[JohnD]

Starmer has shamed Britain and undermined our relationship with our most important ally.

No, he's doing what he can to repair our relationship that Johnson and the Brexers damaged.

And he has more sense than to try appeasing a rapacious lunatic by crawling to him.