1982 Falklands (Malvinas) War: a view from across the pond

[Sternjaeger II]

Originally Posted by ATAG_Dutch

'Hello pot!' said the kettle, 'How are you me ole mucker?'

Stern, you are choice.

..to which I could answer: Chip? Shoulder?

Now let me guess, erm... your stance on this issue wouldn't be Anti-British at all. would it?

why does my stance have to be Anti-British?! It's not all about Britain in this issue, you know?!

No no no, of course not. I mean, the Pope gave the Falklands to Spain, Spain gave them to Argentina, and the Pope must be right mustn't he? He is catholic after all.

Trouble is, England shrugged off that yoke of oppression fairly early on and so didn't see that it was an issue.

first of all it isn't "England", but "Great Britain".. and oppression on what, goats? Malvinas were deserted before Spanish and Argentinians settled in.
Besides yeah, Great Britain's heritage on colonisations is all about freedom from oppression..

Britain colonised the place then, and the populace ever since then have been happy to accept British Administration.

no, read here http://www.cancilleria.gov.ar/portal...s/homeing.html

Until the populace say that they want Argentinian administration, that's the way it should stay.

no, it should be independent for the sake of correctness and if you really care about the sake of the island more than personal economic interests, as many of us here agree.