Monkeys Fist 38804 Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Time to wheel Maggie out on her piss stained wheelchair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Finishes her speech with a plea to Cameron to "give peace a chance". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 38804 Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 A beautiful sentiment.  Now then, about that Task Force… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleeToonFan 1 Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Try to be like and impress your husband all you want love, he's still dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 14060 Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/feb/07/argentina-football-league-general-belgrano  That's quite... special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 3984 Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 My opinion is the same as it was in 82 - take off and nuke it from orbit. Â Â (Obviously policy stated in those terms post Aliens but sentiment the same) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McFaul 35 Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Did Thatcher not say if it wasn't for the war they may have given it to Argentina anyway at a later date? The fact is too many British people lost their lives for us to stand back and give it away now. Simon Weston would have something to say as well. Would be just our luck though eh, another war with them, and Coloccini in the form of his life doing a Ricki Villa and Ardiles back to Argentina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 The irony of the the Argentinians calling the Falklands a colony when their whole country is just a Spanish colony from two centuries previous to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 14624 Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 With UK forces heavily comitted elsewhere and no aircraft carrier for at least 10 years am wondering if the Argies really do fancy a punch up over this? They'd never be able to defend them in the long term but I don't know anything about this doris in charge over there now, is she actually mad or just trying it on a bit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeazesMag 0 Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 With UK forces heavily comitted elsewhere and no aircraft carrier for at least 10 years am wondering if the Argies really do fancy a punch up over this? They'd never be able to defend them in the long term but I don't know anything about this doris in charge over there now, is she actually mad or just trying it on a bit? Â Galtieri did it for reasons including arresting his waning popularity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13877 Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 http://www.guardian....eneral-belgrano  That's quite... special.  Aye watching internet streams of Boca/River Plate is going to feel a bit funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 38804 Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 http://www.guardian....eneral-belgrano  That's quite... special.  Aye watching internet streams of Boca/River Plate is going to feel a bit funny. Wonder if anyone will go down this season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13877 Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Ooof! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetleftpeg 0 Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 The population of the Falklands is about 3,100. Let's tool them up, invite Argentina to put forward 3,100 tooled up citizens, last one standing wins. It's the only fair thing to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 (edited) As Chez alludes to, the islanders are descended from European immigrants, in the same way that the Argentinians are. Unlike, say, Brazil, the genetic make-up of the vast majority of Argentinians is European, so in that respect neither the Falklands or Argentina are that different. Argentina has gained its independence, because it wanted to, whereas the Falklands want to remain British. So from my point of view, they should either be British or (if they want) an independent country. The Argentinian claim is pretty tenuous and the so-called concerns about colonialism and militarisation are all about them wanting the islands for their potential mineral reserves. In other words, they can fuck right off. Edited February 8, 2012 by alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernMag 0 Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 It's up to the islanders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CabayeAye Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Nothing to debate, whatsoever. The Falklands is British and should remain so as long as the Islanders want it. If the Argies invade, we should take back with as much force as neccessary, then continue over the water and punish the Argies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeazesMag 0 Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Nothing to debate, whatsoever. The Falklands is British and should remain so as long as the Islanders want it. If the Argies invade, we should take back with as much force as neccessary, then continue over the water and punish the Argies. Â in theory I agree, however we don't have the force we had in 1982, and at the time THAT was depleted too. Its far more so now, and may not be possible. Â Having said that, how strong are the Argies ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CabayeAye Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Nothing to debate, whatsoever. The Falklands is British and should remain so as long as the Islanders want it. If the Argies invade, we should take back with as much force as neccessary, then continue over the water and punish the Argies. Â in theory I agree, however we don't have the force we had in 1982, and at the time THAT was depleted too. Its far more so now, and may not be possible. Â Having said that, how strong are the Argies ? Â We have enough to take the Falklands back, trust me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Btw, wasn't there a theory Maggie ignored intelligence that the Argie Junta were likely to invade as she fancied a dust-up to help her waning popularity. I.e. left the islands unguarded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 3984 Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Btw, wasn't there a theory Maggie ignored intelligence that the Argie Junta were likely to invade as she fancied a dust-up to help her waning popularity. I.e. left the islands unguarded. Â In 77 they were sabre rattling like now so callaghan sent a couple of nuclear subs with a diplomatic fuck off attached. They fucked off. Â The withdrawal of the Endurance in 81 on the other hand was seen as a sign that the UK didn't care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Right, cheers. Couldn't remember the details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetleftpeg 0 Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Having said that, how strong are the Argies ? Â Cracking midfield and forward line but suspect at centre half imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McFaul 35 Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Read in a few places after they sunk the ship Weston was on we had subs 100 mile of Buenos Aires loaded with ready to use nukes, if they hadn't have piped down. Amazing how times have changed though, the yanks signed an agreement with the South Americans saying look if it ever kicks off we'll help yous out. We go down there Maggie says fuck off Regan, he pipes down and says no bother Maggie. She definitely wore the trousers in that relationship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 The US would've always sided with us at the time as it was still during the Cold War so we were a much more important strategic ally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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