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

[Sternjaeger II]

Originally Posted by Osprey

I'm pretty sure that it was known that there was a very high chance of finding oil in the region even in 1982. It just wasn't worth extracting it, until now.

And Stern, according to your logic the Canadians should get Alaska, or should they? I wonder if your stance would've been different if the Russians hadn't sold it off to the USA - I don't hear you pleading for sovereignty there, and it was handed over much later than the UK had people living in the Falklands.

I dunno about Alaska, and again I'm not saying that Falklands should be given to Argentina.. can you guys actually read?