why do we still defend the falkland island?

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27 March 2007, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Luminous

so all this oil that is out there, are will drilling for it atm?

(off topic I know, as its our territory and therefore we have to defend it)

No it's being "mapped", "surveyed" and there's been some test wells etc.. but we aren't actually pumping the stuff up yet.

Basically it's going to be bloody expensive and difficult to extract, so we're sitting on it until it's worthwhile to go to the trouble of getting it out.

At which point I'm expecting a US carrier group to turn up looking for WMD's and terrorists!

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28 March 2007, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Prasius

unless you believe that half of the British Isles should just be handed over to a foreign power just because its a bit to much hassle to defend it of course.

Sometimes it feels like we already have

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28 March 2007, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Blue Dragoon

Someone as to stand the penguins back up when they fall over.

LOL at the thought of this

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28 March 2007, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Nimbus

If there was not a garrison, and Argentine invaded again, can you really see T.Blair et al mounting a task force the way Thatcher did?

Not on his own, but surely, our "special friends" the Americans, would help us THIS time?

OK, maybe not, not unless there IS oil and we sign it over............just like we did our gold in WW2.

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28 March 2007, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by swampster

thanks

Yes, when the price of oil is stupid, then it will make sense to extract it. But then I guess this whole issue will flair up again...

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28 March 2007, 10:22 AM

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At which point I'm expecting a US carrier group to turn up looking for WMD's and terrorists!

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28 March 2007, 10:28 AM

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Not on his own, but surely, our "special friends" the Americans, would help us THIS time?

OK, maybe not, not unless there IS oil and we sign it over............just like we did our gold in WW2.

Alcazar

In the FW in 82 the Septics actively ignored our help requests and were a bit bloody unsporting

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28 March 2007, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by astraboy

If the garrison was withdrawn, it would be an insult to the 258 British troops who lost thier lives retaking the islands in 1982.

As well as that, you'll also find me organising the protest march.
astraboy.

We are pulling out of NI and shaking hands with McGuinness and Adams. What about all the soldiers and civilians who died there

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28 March 2007, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by kingofturds

By the south wales supporter sign i'd say this man knows his sheep

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaa Maaaaaaaaaaaaaam

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28 March 2007, 10:33 AM

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The Falklands are Croiwn Property and we are obligated to defend them. There are also valuable minerals and fishing also of course.

Les

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28 March 2007, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Blue Dragoon

We are pulling out of NI and shaking hands with McGuinness and Adams. What about all the soldiers and civilians who died there

The difference is that in this day and age there's not really very much chance of Eire putting together an invasion force and occupying the North

There is however, a very real threat of an Argentine invasion if we withdaw from the Falklands

As unsavoury as the it may have been, dealing with Adams and McGuinness is the only way a lasting peace could have been bought to the province unfortunately, as they were (and are) the only ones with real and effective control over the Provos

How much influence a certain Army regiment had over their attaining this position (by assisting the more hardline provos to 'accidentally' detonate themselves and their devices for instance), I believe will not emerge for a long time