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Originally Posted by ditchmyster
(Post 11704290)
Well it's been British for the best part of 200yrs and it's 450miles off the coast of Argentina, so hardly the Isle of white, it's a bit like the UK trying to lay claim to Norway.
At the end of the day it should be left to those that live there to decide who they want as their sovereign state, since they already did that, I don't get what the Argies are bleating about, ancient history in my book, it's not like we went there and expelled the indigenous population, as mentioned above, which is how the present day population came into existence in Argentina. Double standards. Its pure distraction for all the crap kickign off, they are struggling for money, the leadership is under alot of pressure regarding cirruption so they are looking to divert attention. oil revenues on disputed islands make very good propaganda lol |
Originally Posted by ditchmyster
(Post 11704290)
Well it's been British for the best part of 200yrs and it's 450miles off the coast of Argentina, so hardly the Isle of white, it's a bit like the UK trying to lay claim to Norway.
At the end of the day it should be left to those that live there to decide who they want as their sovereign state, since they already did that, I don't get what the Argies are bleating about, ancient history in my book, it's not like we went there and expelled the indigenous population, as mentioned above, which is how the present day population came into existence in Argentina. Double standards. |
Originally Posted by ditchmyster
(Post 11704290)
Well it's been British for the best part of 200yrs and it's 450miles off the coast of Argentina, so hardly the Isle of white, it's a bit like the UK trying to lay claim to Norway.
At the end of the day it should be left to those that live there to decide who they want as their sovereign state, since they already did that, I don't get what the Argies are bleating about, ancient history in my book, it's not like we went there and expelled the indigenous population, as mentioned above, which is how the present day population came into existence in Argentina. Double standards. |
As said before, Kirchner has only opened the still festering Falklands wounds purely to direct attention away from the problems her government are having at home, it's simply her way of burying bad news :nono:
I'm expecting Sean Penn and his cronies to re-surface in the press any day now :rolleyes:
Originally Posted by andy97
(Post 11703865)
Think of it this way,
Who owns the Hawaiian islands? Who owns the Canary islands? Are they near their home country? The story of how US citizenship was forced, practically at gunpoint, upon on the Hawaiian islanders at the behest of American business interests makes for very interesting reading, especially when you look at their subsequent behaviour elsewhere :Suspiciou |
They want them back because there's billions if not trillions £££ of oil around them.
The uk has known this for a long time ;) |
Originally Posted by lozgti1
(Post 11704272)
It's always looked a bit of a grim place to me!
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Don't forget too, there is now a sizeable RAF base on the islands, with a permanent detachment of Typhoons and tankers.
Ms Kirchner may be happy to use the Falklands for political capital at home, but I don't believe she is actually mad enough to believe they could take them by force. But even if she is, the Argentine military aren't these days :nono: |
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