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03-01-2013, 04:36 PM | #26 | ||
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03-01-2013, 04:39 PM | #27 | ||
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03-01-2013, 04:42 PM | #28 | ||
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03-01-2013, 04:50 PM | #29 | ||
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As for "we should give them back", who to? The Amerinindians, the Dutch, the French, the Spanish or the Johnny come-lately "Argentinians" ..... |
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03-01-2013, 04:53 PM | #30 | ||
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03-01-2013, 04:58 PM | #31 | ||
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You really are missing the point spectacularly. They don't belong to a country 8000 miles away.
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03-01-2013, 05:05 PM | #32 | ||
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You are missing the point - they don't "belong" to the UK because the residents have voted to remain under the jurisdiction of the UK, while retaining a large degree of self-government .....
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03-01-2013, 05:10 PM | #33 | ||
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The "Argentinians" certainly did that in living memory and I'm sure that Iraq invaded Kuwait not long ago ..... A brief look at Wiki displays : 2008 invasion of Gaza by Israel 2008 invasion of Georgia by Russia 2008 invasion of Anjouan by the African Union 2006 invasion of Somalia by Ethiopia 2006 invasion of Lebanon by Israel 2003 invasion of Iraq by United States-led coalition 2001 invasion of Afghanistan by United States-led coalition Last edited by Omah; 03-01-2013 at 05:13 PM. |
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03-01-2013, 05:12 PM | #34 | |||
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03-01-2013, 05:14 PM | #35 | |||
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03-01-2013, 05:14 PM | #36 | |||
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03-01-2013, 05:15 PM | #37 | ||
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03-01-2013, 05:16 PM | #38 | |||
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03-01-2013, 05:17 PM | #39 | ||
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03-01-2013, 05:18 PM | #40 | ||
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03-01-2013, 05:21 PM | #41 | ||
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The days where sticking our flag in the ground meant control, are long gone. That part of the world has nothing to do with us. We need to find a workable solution for the current islanders, but there is no good reason why that land could ever be ours.
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03-01-2013, 05:23 PM | #42 | ||
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What's "humility" got to do with the wishes of the residents of the Falklands Islands (known to the Dutch, who first sighted them in 1600, as the Sebald Islands, a name they bore on Dutch maps into the 19th century) ? |
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03-01-2013, 05:24 PM | #43 | |||
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It's nothing to do with sticking our flag into a piece of land, it's about what the inhabitants of that place want. If they want to be Argentinian, then the argument would be over. But they don't. The Channel Islands are closer to France. It's not all about proximity.
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03-01-2013, 05:27 PM | #44 | |||
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I honestly wouldnt care if the Falklands wanted to be independant, but they don't. Hell, even if they were, they'd suddenly become very vunerable without a whole Navy backing them up.
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03-01-2013, 05:32 PM | #45 | |||
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How much does this cost the UK tax payer?
We are enduring cuts in public spending closing libraries, hospitals and schools. How many hospital operations could be paid for by the cost it takes to support Fortress Las Malvenas (It's proper name!!!) According to UN conventions in the 1960's we were to give up the islands as they part of out dated colonialism.
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03-01-2013, 05:34 PM | #46 | ||
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Later, the Conquest of the Desert was a military campaign in the 1870s with the intent to establish Argentine dominance over Patagonia, which was inhabited by indigenous peoples. Under General Roca, the so-called Conquest of the Desert extended Argentine power into Patagonia. European settlers turned the conquered lands into a breadbasket which made Argentina an agricultural superpower in the early 20th century. The Conquest is commemorated on the 100 peso bill in Argentina ..... So the Agentianians should give Patagonian land back to the indigenous peoples ..... |
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03-01-2013, 05:35 PM | #47 | |||
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Evict the squatters Hand Las Malvenas back to Argentina the rightful owners and fulfil our UN obligations dating back to the 1960's Then we could save a lot of money which could be put back into the NHS
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You can't just throw away responsibilities because they're costing you too much.
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03-01-2013, 05:37 PM | #50 | ||
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Hand Argentina back to the Amerindians first ..... evict the Spanish squatters and their descendants .....
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