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Old 09-03-2009, 06:21 AM #13
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Originally posted by Picto
Falklands disaster? The Argentineans invaded the islands; British territory. What kind of a joke would we have looked like if we just sat back and let them take it? The people of the islands have always wanted to remain British, and so they should.

As for privatisation - it revived the economy. And the majority of those businesses privatised benefitted from an increase in performance and management - the government couldn't afford to run them, and were obviously doing a bad job.

Also, she's partially responsible for the cooling of relations with Russia at the end of the Cold War.

I'll agree with you on the Cabinet though. And the poll tax was a stupid move.

But 'evil'? That's hardly fair.

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The Falklands was very Legal.
Unlike now
with New Labours Corrupt Invasion of Iraq.
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