Originally Posted by zovat

I remember the time well - I was (along with most of my school - I was 12 at the time) glued to the TV at every opportunity, as I was at a military school we all knew someone who's dad was on that ship, or in that unit etc.


As to it being Maggie's saving grace, it was, but the fact remains that she took some hard decisions, and understood (and publicly acknowledged) the risk to both the service personnel and her own political future.

It did turn her public image around, but as already stated - she didn't chose the timing, she just chose to defend British subjects, on a British territory.

I have met a couple of Falkland Islanders, and they will never forget the sacrifice made by those service personnel in their name.

They are more proud of being British than a large proportion British people living in Britain will ever be.

The sad thing to see is that we could not mount such an operation as things stand, we don't have the naval resources or the troops (with all the other engagements we are involved in).