Argentina to raise Falklands UK 'militarisation' at UN

[-:Undertaker:-]

Apparently we've deployed nuclear weapons to the area... Argentina really are paranoid and aggressive as of late :/ I really hate how Héctor Timerman keeps saying "Give peace a chance" when it is them who is acting aggressive - how is blocking trade with the Falklands "peaceful?" I hope someone slapped him in New York when he showed these apparent slides of military bases in the Falklands - of course it will have some, they got invaded by Argentina for no reason before, the Islanders are going to want to keep defences in the area, and the fact it is British Territory should make it pretty obvious the British can do what they want.

The Guardian have a video of Kirchner giving her speech on the issue... My God she's irritating, she speaks like we invaded the Falklands in 1970, and that we started the war. The only war over the Falklands was started by her aggressive country, before that the Falklands were sitting there empty and we took over. Does she not understand factual history, or was she and the rest of her country taken over and controlled by the fake news her country made during the Falklands war - which made it seem like they were winning the whole time and sank half our ships when that was far from the truth. I can't believe this is being discussed, though the UN seem to be ignoring her and her country.

If so, good - I wouldn't object to using nuclear weapons tactically against Argentinian military targets (including on the mainland) if a war broke out that we were unable to conventionally win.

[GommeInc]

If so, good - I wouldn't object to using nuclear weapons tactically against Argentinian military targets (including on the mainland) if a war broke out that we were unable to conventionally win.

I rather we didn't. Brain should be better than brawn in this circumstance, so we do not prove their ridiculous allegations. We're not being aggressive, we're being routinal. The Islands have always had a military force present there for training, because the mission was just so successful when Argentina invaded that it seems the best place to train future generations of servicemen and women.

I think the UN should question Argentina over their pact with the rest of Latin America. Blocking a peaceful settlement is hardly peaceful now, is it?

[-:Undertaker:-]

I rather we didn't. Brain should be better than brawn in this circumstance, so we do not prove their ridiculous allegations. We're not being aggressive, we're being routinal. The Islands have always had a military force present there for training, because the mission was just so successful when Argentina invaded that it seems the best place to train future generations of servicemen and women.

I think the UN should question Argentina over their pact with the rest of Latin America. Blocking a peaceful settlement is hardly peaceful now, is it?

I'm talking about hypothetical circumstances because I would use them if I had to, I regard the Falklands as British as Dover.

[GommeInc]

I'm talking about hypothetical circumstances because I would use them if I had to, I regard the Falklands as British as Dover.

Depends how badly they attack if they do "hypothetically". If they did, a well aimed shot at Buenos Aires should the trick - two wrongs do not make a right for Argentina. If they invade twice in a row they should face the consequences for it, but they never will. It'll be a political war we would win as we have UN and international laws on our side. What Argentina is doing is worse, mainly because what they are doing is real - we've not made it up, unlike them who have made up half of their stories

[GommeInc]

I usually hate bumping but this is quite an interesting read, and it does add information to the story which has gone quiet as of late:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-17148157

Argentine intellectuals have challenged their own government, by stating the Argentine government demands for sovereignty over the islands contracts itself, and that Argentina has still not properly taken responsibility for invading the islands in 1982.

It's nice to see Argentina has intellectuals - reading it at a glance you would think it was a contradiction in terms, but for once people inside Argentina are putting across the message that the Falklands can stay British if the islanders want to remain that way.

[xxMATTGxx]

Taken from The Sun:

TWO British cruise ships were refused entry to an Argentinian port today as the row over the Falklands escalated.

The Star Princess with 2,600 people on board and the Adonia, carrying 700, were due to dock in the port of Ushuaia two days after visiting Port Stanley.

But as they approached they were told they did not have permission to berth.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...Argentina.html

[GommeInc]

Taken from The Sun:

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...Argentina.html

...and back to normality