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

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Originally Posted by Kupsised

The problem with that, again, though is that they don't want to become their own entity. If they did, I wouldn't be in the slightest bit surprised if the first thing their newly independent government did was to hold a vote on whether they should become a protectorate of the UK again, which would without a doubt pass, and then we're back to square one.

Depends on the reasons why they do not want to become independent. If it is because of fear of argentinan invasion and the percieved need for protection, then we have a classic circle. Some concessions have to be made, eventually. Giving them self determination by actually forcing them to take self determination may be the lesser of evils here.