thehatfox@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoFalkland's sovereignty 'not up for discussion' Britain warns after new Argentinian president vows to 'get them back'www.lbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square318fedilinkarrow-up1459arrow-down18cross-posted to: worldnews@lemmit.onlineeurope@feddit.de
arrow-up1451arrow-down1external-linkFalkland's sovereignty 'not up for discussion' Britain warns after new Argentinian president vows to 'get them back'www.lbc.co.ukthehatfox@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square318fedilinkcross-posted to: worldnews@lemmit.onlineeurope@feddit.de
minus-squareAceticon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·7 months agoI think they’re going to love him. If I remember it correctly the whole Falklands affair worked wonders for Thatcher’s popularity. Mind you, these types have been gutting everything in Britain including the military, so who knows what the outcome would be in a Falklands War v2.
minus-squareApollo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoArgentina has esentially no navy to speak of, and what it can field would be conpletely smashed by the typhoons stationed on the islands.
I think they’re going to love him.
If I remember it correctly the whole Falklands affair worked wonders for Thatcher’s popularity.
Mind you, these types have been gutting everything in Britain including the military, so who knows what the outcome would be in a Falklands War v2.
Argentina has esentially no navy to speak of, and what it can field would be conpletely smashed by the typhoons stationed on the islands.