A.B.Yaffle Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Are we back in 1982? An unpopular and uncaring Tory Prime Minister hoping for a Falklands war to boost electability for the next election. As happened then, the unions have already destroyed any hope of Labour winning the next election by choosing an even more unpopular and unelectable leader. What is the point of talking up the Falklands issue when Cameron is a cert to win the next election anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Are we back in 1982? Quite clearly not. In 1982, the Argentinians had seen enough signals that we didn't really care about the Falklands, to believe that we wouldn't bother fighting to take them back. This time around we're making it very clear that we won't give them up; and hopefully that will be enough to dissuade them from doing anything to begin with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balpin Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Are you saying that 3000 people on British overseas territory don’t deserve our protection, would the same apply if France decided to invade the Isle of white, or the crown dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey? Do you honestly think, in your wildest dreams, that Thatcher had the remotest interest in the people of the Falklands? Dream on, she cared as much about them as she did the people of England. I.E. Nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mj.scuba Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Cameron was spot on. Well said our PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 You'd better elaborate on your claim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gormenghast Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Why's that Rich? Do you think that the Falkland Islanders should hand in their UK passports and become Argentinians? Cameron is reported in the papers today accusing the Argentinians of 'colonialism' How did Britain come to have sovereignty over the Falkland Islands? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 How did Britain come to have sovereignty over the Falkland Islands? Is it because people who are British have been there for 200 years more than Argentina has existed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gormenghast Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Is it because people who are British have been there for 200 years more than Argentina has existed? Please enlighten me. I don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 It was just a question. There's plenty of reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andygardener Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Cameron is reported in the papers today accusing the Argentinians of 'colonialism' How did Britain come to have sovereignty over the Falkland Islands? Indeed, how dare the British talk about colonialism to the proud Argentinian people who boast a healthy 1.6% indigenous population and definately aren't just mainly the descendants of Spanish colonialists who nicked an entire continent and killed off most of the natives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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