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They'll just ignore it like the last one, (which was incidentally instigated by the Argentinian's themselves) by saying the islanders aren't aborigional.

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They obviously gave the wrong answer. Simples.... :D

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I hope the Argentianians and others who support them accept the referendum result, in their favour or not!

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They won't. They already accept the people living on the islands want to remain British, they just don't accept they have any say in the matter. They erroneously claim that the inhabitants have no right to occupy 'their' land despite the fact they have no legal or historical claim, other than proximity, to the islands.

This is just to send a message to Argentina, and the world, that the islands will remain British and will make it easier to argue that the UN's policy of right of self-determination should be respected if it's ever brought to the UN.

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Well like it or not the people of the Falklands have lived there for sometime, before Argentina ever exsisted.

What they have to realise that if they want those Islands, then they need to chance the way they deal with it

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This has already been discussed earlier in the thread Alan (as you well know). :rolleyes:

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What Argentina need to realise is that it's not going to happen, as the islanders clearly wish to remain British.

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I know, sorry about that!

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I am pretty most people in Argentina do not care about the Falklands too much, the economy is a bigger issue

Also can nations like Brazil, Chile etc stop backing Argentina over this?

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The ones I know don't..they can see right through this corrupt bunch of crooks and know that all this posturing is purely done to try and hide corruption over the economy in the run up to elections.

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Lets hope they reflect it in 2015

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The smarter ones will but not everyone is on a par intellectually anywhere in the world let alone Argentina.;)

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We will wait and see, until then let's see that the Islanders themselves have to say about all this

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The islanders are goign to say what they've always said and that is they still want to be British.. Then the Argies will say what they always say that the Falklands should be theirs...

The only good thing about this referendum is as I said in my last post and that it gives a clearer indication to the UN that the status quo is correct and not how the Argies pretend it to be in all their requests..

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Well If it is now legal under International law for Britain to retain the Falklands (which is what the people want), then it helps out cause!

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There is no such thing as international law - nothing a State does is "legal" or "illegal" in the eyes of any other State. There are treaties, conventions and what you can get away with, which ultimately still comes down to a combination of political skill with economic and military power.

The Falklands remain British because we have the means to keep them and Argentina lacks the means to take them.

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In that case as long as we can defend the Falkalnds, then we are fine, still boosts our "legal" case though!

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Which is what the Argies don't seem to understand.. Instead they seem to think that the UN will force the UK into talks that will ultimately gift the Falklands to Argentina..

Yep totally delusional but it keeps the Argentine voters happy and keot Fernandez in power for another 4 years

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Alan, read Chris's post '628'

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Given time it may well come to pass, it wasn't that long ago we were negotiating just that and even less time ago large parts of our American allies government were very vocal in support and assistance for their claims.

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6:37pm -
BREAKING NEWS: David Cameron refuses letter from Argentine president over sovereignty of Falkland Islands

I wonder if she'll be stupid enough to try and take the islands back by force?

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And how are they going to do that?

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Maybe she'll send the athletes for the London games there to take it back :P

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If there is a vote on this subject, then I cannot see what the UN can do for Argentina

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If that is the case We better be prepaired for that!

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Argentine diplomats held a secret meeting with Plaid Cymru in an attempt to get support for its claim to the Falklands among British MPs.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...d-Islands.html

The Plaidos sensibly told them where to stick it. I don't imagine the bereaved families of rather a lot of Welsh Guardsmen would have forgiven them.

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I would be doubtful if they had any better luck with the SNP

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So, you either didn't read the article, or you didn't understand it ...

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HMS Dauntless is ready and waiting and any ship that try to attack the Falkland Islands will follow the General Belgrano, and planes will go for a swim.

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How many jets are stationed at the Falklands?

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Four.

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Read the whole thread as it's been mentioned a couple of times, along with the capabilities of their air force, our air force, their navy and our navy.

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I feel that there needs to more than that

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Feel what you want, Thankfully it is not and never will be your decision to make.

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This is because you lack understanding.

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If Argentina is going to invade the Falkland, they are going to use more then 4jets

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At this point I'd just like to say:

:banghead:

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For Pete's sake!

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They'll have to go and buy some decent ones first...

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No doubt we'd be more than happy to sell them some. :erm:

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IIRC HMS Dauntless has enough fire power to take down EVERY jet in South America, fo four jets can pick off the odd one that slips though (if that would ever happen)

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We can sell them a vulcan ;) or I think Duxford might have a provost or two :D

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We already have 86 Eurofighters (with another 74 to follow)

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Whoever said I was talking about the RAF... If you'd read the thread then you may have realised that

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Are you just winding us up again or did you seriously think we are talking about the RAF ????

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I am just saying how many Eurofighters the RAF have

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Nope, you were stating how many eurofighters the RAF have in belief that I was commenting about them :rolleyes: Why else would you have quoted me..

For further reading go google/Wiki the Argentine Airforce and Navy (the navy in particular as that's where their modern (40+yo) planes are..

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Just so others can see what you were trying to wind people up over. :rolleyes:

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Like I said:

:banghead:


:D

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Alright then!

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This was covered earlier in the thread (as you know Alan)

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You have to hand it to the Sun, they know how to go about a-rabble rousing ...

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Good for them we need a bit of rabble rousing to start the year off. :LOL:

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FIGHT!

We got no money to fight. and we got a stinking cold anyway.

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When has that stopped us. :erm:

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exactly ,it's usually the best way to ensure re-election and hide billions of debt the treasury want to "make disappear".The armed service generals love it because it gives them purpose and ensures they get some new kit ,the public love it because we get something to be all patriotic over and rant at foreigners ,red tops love it because they get to make us rant at foreigners ,in short everyones a winner apart from the soldiers who have to go fight of course ........but when has that ever stopped us ;)

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Nice to know i get it right now and then :LOL:

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We're not going to fight. We won't hand over the islands, and they don't have the means to take it by force. Everything else is just noise. Cristina Fernandez de Whatever can whine to the UN, whine in adverts, whine in the press as much as she likes, and The Sun can pull all the PR stunts they wish, it's all noise.

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and consider the fact that we have nothing happening this summer ,no olympics ,no football not even a jubilee to get worked up about so a good old fashioned bit of Argie bargie may relieve the drudgery :D

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It will be if we fight :LOL:

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Point out to this argie bitch that the one ship we have there can wipe out their entire air force and navy, at the press of a button, and leave room for the army.

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Oh she knows fine rightly.

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I don't know what she is trying to do ,she must know that there is no hope of getting the falklands so unless she is just playing some kind of political game to get support for herself back home then i just don't understand what she hopes to achieve .I think on the world political stage she is looking pretty stupid

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We don't need one ,we have the full backing of the USA and Nato who will be more than willing to come to our aid as we have helped them over the years ..........wouldn't they ????

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Only if there is oil

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Nice to see the current bun has helped calm things down.

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Well that won't do much for Argentine's finances.

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In 20 years Argentina will own the Falkland Islands.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21341578

On that day Jedward will pick up a Nobel peace prize in astrophysics.

Crawl back into your hole you argie idiot.

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Agreed

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I just don't get this.

I won't say many positive things about Cameron but I admire the way he mainly keeps a dignified silence about the Falklands other than his usual "They're ours and it's staying that way".

But the Argies just seem to only be interested in childish digs. Hardly diplomatic.

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Far as I am concerned we have the moral high ground. We are the ones who have given the islanders a choice via a referendum. All the argues want to do is rule with there usual iron fist.

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One of their Type42s "accidentally"? sank the other week while it was tied up in port.

http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2...elli-tall-ship

:LOL:

But it's not as funny as the Iranian plastic stealth fighter.

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The Argies are a has been nation with equipment of a bygone age. They would have no chance against us if they ever decided to send in troops on what is to be honest a suicide mission

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21835363
:rolleyes:

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I wondered how long before he was asked to intervene when i saw he was from Argentina. He can try but i feel he will get told the same as everyone else.

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The Pope won't get involved. No one cares outside of the respective countries and the Pope is hardly going to cause a stir over this issue.

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its been a long time since any pope has any any real power in the real world anyway. Just like Queenie just a figurehead

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Tell him he might talk when he hands over the evidence & the child molester priests and others.

Or tell her to get F....

Bring it on bitch, any thing you send will be sent to Davey Jones locker.

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who is going to pay for any war down there

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It will just cost a few missiles to sink any ship, or down and planes that enter Falkland waters and she will crawl back on her hole.

The only ship we have there has the fire power to make a ground war unlikely.

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It would be quick and simple. Our weapons are far in advance of there's. Anyway the Government will find the money from somewhere they always do. Maybe if we tell the yanks they can have some of the oil we found they will help. :LOL:

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yeah it was all that simple last time wasn't it. Oh that's right no

never underestimate the power of stupidity

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We did not have the weapons we have now including cruise missiles and much better air defence systems. Don't forget that our Eurofighter typhoon can engage an enemy plane over the horizon. This time it will be one way traffic.

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My Dad helped design the electronics on that aircraft :) well the electronics in the braking systems anyway

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-21948000

Well the owners of counter strike should remove it.

Plus we should tell the argies call it the Falkland Island as we refuse to recognise the word you use.

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And they say the same. Best not react to it. It's just silliness.

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how many games do we play that we go off shooting Arabs in ? we do it why shouldn't they? It does not bother me and if I was still as good as I used to be I would try to join the map and own them a bit ( plus of course some fun baiting lol)

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-32354222

Here we go again.

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time to put nuclear weapons on our island to protect our national interests

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Kirchner's for the chop soon so a change of face may bring some respite.

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They're like a nation of whiney kids aren't they?

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I hope not because they might start charging for the football coverage which is currently free in HD via their Youtube channel ;)

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IIRC a presidential election is forthcoming and she can't do a third term so you might need to get yer plastic out... ;)

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She can't go for another consecutive term but she can try again in 4 years time

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Well if the next incumbent doesn't do a whole lot better than her, God only knows where they'll be in 4 years time.

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Simple, who are the Malvinas?

Don't recognise that word.

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When you fight for them and keep them maybe then you get to dictate what happens until then Argentina can get stuffed.