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**Chris** · 11-11-2011, 11:28

Territorial claims causes in the constitutions of foreign countries really aren't worth sending people to die for. They are simply ink on paper and nothing more. Such things only become a problem when they are used to legitimise military activity.

But the military activity needs more than a bare territorial claim to be worth the cost. It was worth it to the military government of Argentina in 1982 because military dictatorships are by their nature attracted to military solutions. They had a problem with their domestic popularity and saw military action in pursuit of a popular cause as a solution.

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Chris Trollsplatter Cable Forum Team Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North of Watford Services: Humane elimination of all common Internet pests Posts: 38,581	Re: David Cameron 'bordering on stupidity' over Falkland , says Argentina president Territorial claims causes in the constitutions of foreign countries really aren't worth sending people to die for. They are simply ink on paper and nothing more. Such things only become a problem when they are used to legitimise military activity. But the military activity needs more than a bare territorial claim to be worth the cost. It was worth it to the military government of Argentina in 1982 because military dictatorships are by their nature attracted to military solutions. They had a problem with their domestic popularity and saw military action in pursuit of a popular cause as a solution.