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Alan Erskine wrote:

"alf blume" wrote in message
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"Paul Elliot" skrev i en meddelelse
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Never underestimate Argentine pride. I lived in BA in 1971. I have seen
it.

I think that british intelligence services are well aware of this . . .

Just like they were in 1982? Or in 2003 (Iraq)?

C'mon.




I think that Britain would have had a much more difficult time had the
US remained completely neutral. Quite frankly, I don't see why the
interest in maintaining a colony that is not economically viable on its own...

JT

Grumpy AuContraire wrote:

Alan Erskine wrote:

"alf blume" wrote in message
.dk...

"Paul Elliot" skrev i en meddelelse
.net...

Never underestimate Argentine pride. I lived in BA in 1971. I have seen
it.


I think that british intelligence services are well aware of this . . .

Just like they were in 1982? Or in 2003 (Iraq)?

C'mon.





I think that Britain would have had a much more difficult time had the
US remained completely neutral. Quite frankly, I don't see why the
interest in maintaining a colony that is not economically viable on its own...

JT

To recapitualte:
Never underestimate British pride.
--
PC Paul
89 PC800
77 R100RS

Trip pics at: http://new.photos.yahoo.com/paul1cart/albums/

"To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to
society" - Theodore Roosevelt

Grumpy AuContraire wrote:

Alan Erskine wrote:

"alf blume" wrote in message
.dk...

"Paul Elliot" skrev i en meddelelse
.net...

Never underestimate Argentine pride. I lived in BA in 1971. I have seen
it.


I think that british intelligence services are well aware of this . . .

Just like they were in 1982? Or in 2003 (Iraq)?

C'mon.





I think that Britain would have had a much more difficult time had the
US remained completely neutral. Quite frankly, I don't see why the
interest in maintaining a colony that is not economically viable on its own...

JT

To recapitualte:
Never underestimate British pride.
--
PC Paul
89 PC800
77 R100RS

Trip pics at: http://new.photos.yahoo.com/paul1cart/albums/

"To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to
society" - Theodore Roosevelt

"Grumpy AuContraire" wrote in message
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I think that Britain would have had a much more difficult time had the
US remained completely neutral. Quite frankly, I don't see why the
interest in maintaining a colony that is not economically viable on its
own...


See my post above. There's oil in them thar seas...

"Grumpy AuContraire" wrote in message
...


I think that Britain would have had a much more difficult time had the
US remained completely neutral. Quite frankly, I don't see why the
interest in maintaining a colony that is not economically viable on its
own...


See my post above. There's oil in them thar seas...

"Alan Erskine" skrev i en meddelelse
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"alf blume" wrote in message
k...

"Paul Elliot" skrev i en meddelelse
t...

Never underestimate Argentine pride. I lived in BA in 1971. I have seen
it.

I think that british intelligence services are well aware of this . . .

Just like they were in 1982? Or in 2003 (Iraq)?

You think they didn't know? - they did in both cases - both wars were
politically motivated and intelligence ignored.
1) Thacher was made perfectly aware of the Argentinian preparations - but
chose a war to divert attention from internal problems - nothing unites a
nation better than a quick little war!
2) Same situation - Blair knew that the presence of WMD were at best
dubious - the war was politically motivated: "Britain is still a world
power - look we can fight on equal terms with the US!!!"

Alan Erskine wrote:

"alf blume" wrote in message
k...

"Paul Elliot" skrev i en meddelelse
t...

Never underestimate Argentine pride. I lived in BA in 1971. I have seen
it.

I think that british intelligence services are well aware of this . . .

Just like they were in 1982? Or in 2003 (Iraq)?

C'mon.




I think that Britain would have had a much more difficult time had the
US remained completely neutral. Quite frankly, I don't see why the
interest in maintaining a colony that is not economically viable on its own...

JT

"alf blume" wrote in message
k...

"Paul Elliot" skrev i en meddelelse
t...

Never underestimate Argentine pride. I lived in BA in 1971. I have seen
it.

I think that british intelligence services are well aware of this . . .

Just like they were in 1982? Or in 2003 (Iraq)?

C'mon.

--
Alan Erskine

"Paul Elliot" skrev i en meddelelse
t...

Never underestimate Argentine pride. I lived in BA in 1971. I have seen
it.

I think that british intelligence services are well aware of this . . .

alf blume wrote:
Hello, Alan!
You wrote on Tue, 12 Dec 2006 00:50:12 GMT:

?? Subs can launch cruise-missiles and tridents with impunity against all
?? A-4 bases, with nukes if called for...

AE The British could have done that in 1982 and didn't.

They didn't have to . . .

AE They won't do it now either. Imagine the political repercussions from
AE using nuclear weapons.

They can't really be sure, can they??
Anyway - missiles can also carry ordinary explosives
- one in the middle of Plaza del Mayo will do the trick!

Subs can close down sea traffic - carriers far from land can stop
air-travel.
An Argentinian attack on the Falklands would give the british the right
under the law!

So it's not gonna happen - too many smart people on both sides.

With best regards, alf blume. E-mail:



Never underestimate Argentine pride. I lived in BA in 1971. I have seen it.

--
PC Paul
89 PC800
77 R100RS

Trip pics at: http://new.photos.yahoo.com/paul1cart/albums/

"To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to
society" - Theodore Roosevelt