In 1982 the US supplied the UK with missiles, fuel and intelligence. They also offered an aircraft carrier albeit uncrewed.
They were not invited to join in. It was a private party.
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Improbable
Seem to recall that New Zealand assisted the UK by replacing a UK NATO responsibility with a New Zealand ship - HMNZS Canterbury - to allow the UK's vessel to go to war.
An offer gratefully accepted.
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The Vulcans flew from Ascension island which is British territory. Access to the US air base on Ascension is covered by a 1962 agreement allowing the RAF use with 24 hours notice.
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No, Galtieri started the 1982 war.
Thatcher finished it.
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And she was not going to lose that election.
I was pro-Thatcher back then.
Wars do not decide elections. Ask Churchill.
Maggie did good in 1982
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but Labour gave her the '83 election
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That said, the Tories were 2 points ahead 2 days before the invasion.
And yet, you are talking to me.
We arrived very early
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1806/07?
Argentina did not exist then
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Spain does not claim to have found the Falklands.
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No, first the French, then the British, then the Spanish.
We've been giving a shit since 1765.
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Something simple, perhaps?
Falklands War?
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Dispute?
If Argentina has a legal, historical, or geographical argument, it should take the matter to the ICJ.
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Until Argentina does so, the matter is closed.
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Maradona?
Drug user, wife beater, pedophile.
Hand of God?
Hand of a cheat.
Only in the land of viveza criolla could he be a hero.
Football is unimportant.
One match cannot hide Argentina's defeat in 1982.
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French name = Malouines
Malouines (1720) - Maluines (1767) - Maluinas (?) - Malvinas (circa 1801)
Not a Spanish name. A distortion of the French name.
Falkland Isles (1702)
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British - before Argentina existed
Map of 1702
We have colonies because the people wish it
For example, the Falklanders voted in 2013
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¿Islas Falkland?
Británicas, desde 1765
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Antes de que existiera Argentina
The US has 7 bases in Greenland, six of which are moth-balled. Quite where the threat is coming from is unclear. It appears to be America.
¿Islas Falkland?
Británicos - antes de que existiera Argentina
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Imperialismo?
Your brain?
So.... 2026?
Russia invades Europe because Trump will not stop him.
China invades Taiwan because Trump cannot stop them.
The US invades everywhere else because Trump is a lunatic.
Shaping up to be an interesting year ..... where's me flack hat
No high moral ground then? Just theft?
1806?
Argentina did not exist before 1823.
The British invaded a Spanish colony. Defeated by Spanish colonists led by a Frenchman.
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If Argentina had a valid claim it would have gone to the ICJ in 1946
But they knew they'd lose