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2011-12-06 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-
Argentina launches naval campaign to isolate Falkland Islands
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Posted by DarthVader 2011-12-06 10:37|| || Front Page|| [11136 views ]  Top

#1 Here we go again.
Posted by newc 2011-12-06 11:05||   2011-12-06 11:05|| Front Page Top

#2 Maybe they are encouraged by the perception that Obama will not help the Brits.
Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2011-12-06 11:43||   2011-12-06 11:43|| Front Page Top

#3  Maybe they are encouraged by the perception that Obama will not help the Brits English.

FIFY
Posted by Beavis 2011-12-06 11:55||   2011-12-06 11:55|| Front Page Top

#4 Seriously, the Falklands only have 3,000 people on it. The British should offer to *sell* the Falklands to Argentina in exchange for them paying the relocation costs of those who wish to leave, or granting Argentine citizenship who wish to stay, but some degree of home rule and respect for private property, as well as negotiated taxes and fishing rights.

Argentina would quickly learn the Falklands are a white elephant.
Posted by Anonymoose 2011-12-06 11:57||   2011-12-06 11:57|| Front Page Top

#5 Not if there's oil reserves in the area.
Posted by Pappy 2011-12-06 12:18||   2011-12-06 12:18|| Front Page Top

#6 Good idea, 'Moose. When we're done giving the gotha commies down there the Falklands we can give the ones up here whatever they claim is Aztlan this week.
Posted by Thing from Snowy Mountain 2011-12-06 13:52||   2011-12-06 13:52|| Front Page Top

#7 Pappy's on it. There's oil
Posted by Frank G 2011-12-06 14:11||   2011-12-06 14:11|| Front Page Top

#8 Lets tango!
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2011-12-06 14:21||   2011-12-06 14:21|| Front Page Top

#9 Time for the Argentinian navy to suffer some harbour blocking "accidents"...
Posted by Bright Pebbles 2011-12-06 15:12||   2011-12-06 15:12|| Front Page Top

#10 The Argies can make life miserable there if they want, but they actually can't take the Falklands unless they stage an invasion. A regiment of British troops, decent transport, helos, good anti-air missiles and plenty of ammo, and a successful invasion just won't happen.

Argie generals are good for coups. Argie soldiers are draftees. Their equipment is awful. Their training is worse.

But the Brits do need to stand up.
Posted by Steve White 2011-12-06 15:33||   2011-12-06 15:33|| Front Page Top

#11 Has the Argie Navy improved its ASW capabilities?
Posted by Procopius2k 2011-12-06 15:40||   2011-12-06 15:40|| Front Page Top

#12 Cristina Kirchner has many problems. The country is broke. China has been very active in Latin America. Kirchner won reelection bigtime so whatever she does the people are behind her. China might see some advantage here. We certainly aren't active.
Posted by Dale 2011-12-06 16:48||   2011-12-06 16:48|| Front Page Top

#13 Unfortunately the administration has been active, actively involved on behalf of the Argentinians vs. the English soon after the public announcement of energy discoveries, much like the administration was quite active in sanctions and retribution against Honduras when they outed their tyrant in perhaps the most legal and peaceful ouster of a tyrant that I can think of.
Posted by swksvolFF 2011-12-06 17:55||   2011-12-06 17:55|| Front Page Top

#14 They probably didn't think they were ready, but felt their hand forced by Bammo's tanking reelection chances.
Posted by Iblis 2011-12-06 19:12||   2011-12-06 19:12|| Front Page Top

#15 Argentina would like the BRIC Group of Nations to be BRIC + 1 = BRICA???

I've read that BRAZIL is going on a Sub buildup, mostly modern SSKS but also a few SSN/SSG Nukies.

[OWG-NWO PAULA "ITS THE WAY THAT HE LOVES HER/TRIPS TO BRAZIL" ABDUL here].
Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-12-06 20:29||   2011-12-06 20:29|| Front Page Top

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