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Originally Posted by Chris
Sir Sandy will say what he needs to say, competition for scant resources being what it is.
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I believe Sir Sandy really ought to learn to keep his big mouth shut..
I mean seriously, going out of his way to inform a potential enemy about how incapable we might be to retaliate, should they try to invade again..
How did this halfwit ever become an Admiral?
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The maintenance of only a token military force before the Falklands War, and the suggestion that HMS Endurance was to be withdrawn, persuaded Argentina to start that conflict, assuming that Britain would not respond or be easily able to recapture the islands
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_of_the_Falkland_Islands
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As for American pressure.. I guess Obama figure's the oil won't cost as much, if the Argentines are the one's supplying it..
I think it's about time we had Mrs Thatcher cloned, and made combat ready ASAP, as she never took any crap from any of them.