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It been 25 years - A time to remember

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Don Rizzle:
Its a time to remember those who died defending the Falklands, Britain stood strong against the Argentinian agressor to save an island and a very distinct community which deserved our protection.

7even:
what a selfless deed that was.

virtuoso:

Nothing to do with the looming elections of margaret thatcher and the dictator of argentina in real problem and in danger of feeling the full effects of a coup then.

Don Rizzle:

--- Quote from: virtuoso on April 02, 2007, 09:48:47 AM ---
Nothing to do with the looming elections of margaret thatcher and the dictator of argentina in real problem and in danger of feeling the full effects of a coup then.

--- End quote ---
economic recovery was already under the way as a result of tory policies which most likely had seen them through the next election even without the war, but there is no doubt it did boost the popularity of the government. it was a decisive part of our modern history, I believe maggie thatcher acted absolutely correctly and showed the world britain is not a soft touch, which was very important during the cold war and is still benificial today.

virtuoso:

I was also referring to the military junta in argentina which was deeply unpopular and so they launched this fake war to bolster popularity also. However the argentinians never threatened the people of the falklands and in fact before the war got underway, the island was administered by argentina in terms of funding and provision of medical supplies. What I am saying is that this was a war that benefited both governments, the aftermath of the war though did lead to the collapse of the regime in argentina so it was a short lived popularity boost. Plus this was not a war in which the argentinians were threatening the people of the island it was simply grand standing, the islands represents a symbolic meaning more than anything else. Therefore to hype this as the british fighting for the freedom of the people there and to link these people as englanders simply is not true.

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