Posted on 01/19/2010 1:21:35 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper
Are you disputing the theory of continental drift?
This is pretty much settled science.
Heh. They can’t even tell us why there are 15th century maps of the Antarctica land mass which we didn’t know until satellite mapping in the 60s. Many of these theories are out on a limb out on another limb.
(a) that’s not what I said,
(b) see my post after yours,
(c) nothing’s settled unless it’s empirical. Show me any scientific, empirical results and I will believe them. Show me theories on top of hypotheses on top of speculation & I will laugh at it.
“Knowing what you’re talking about is not a prerequisite for most Freepers on these military threads.”
Maybe not, but a good enough proportion DO know what they’re talking about that the facts come thick & fast. I like it.
Looks like the Argentine leaders need another war to distract the citizens from the coming economic distress.
¡Ay Chihuahua! Señor, I advise you to never get the Chili in your navel again.
Britain to the Argies, “Don’t make us kick your ass again.”
The Brits have more than enough naval assets to isolate any Argentine expedition. The Argentine Air Force simply cannot operate effectively that far from the mainland, it's a 1,000 mile round trip.
On the ground, the Argentine Army was somewhat effective in static defensive positions, but was unable to act offensively or even maneuver, and had absolutely no logistics capability. They were handily outmaneuvered and essentially ran out of supplies.
Now, with a beefed up garrison and helicopter gun ships facing them, they wouldn't stand a chance. It wouldn't be a surprise attack this time, either.
Ha. Don't count on it. Most of the posts on this thread are uninformed speculation at best.
Oh I’m sure Obama will help them hug it out.
4 Eurofighters!?!?! Wow, I’m trembling.
It wouldn’t take long to ferry flight a squadron of fighters to reinforce the RAF base.
4 Eurofighters couldn’t knock down 30+ upgraded A-4’s, and afterwards might not find anywhere to land. Same for the successive ferry flights.
The UK’s posture looks pretty precarious IMHO.
The Argies can go ahead and try it again if they think they can take and hold the islands. IMO, they won’t do a dang thing.
Agreed. No round 2.
1—The British land commanders (Major Jeremy Moore and Brigadier Julian Thompson)had already agreed that even if all British supply ships had been sunk, the forces already disembarked would ‘yomp’ to Port Stanley and fight.
Remember, by the time of the heaviest (and desperate) Argentine attacks, almost all the British troops and supplies were already ashore. In fact, the later raids were a desperate Argentine attack because the British had landed unopposed at San Carlos and could and were unloading quickly.
2—America have us 12.5m gallons of fuel at Ascension Island. And also the well known intelligence info from US satellites.
BUT the American contribution has frankly been exaggerated from some help to such help that would have lost Britain the war if not given.
12.5m gallons was helpful but merely a fraction of the overall amount used. Ascension Island may have been and be a US base, but its British and leased to you. Some of the satellites used were US-UK and therefore partly ours.
And whilst America helped, so did Chile, South Africa and France.
We thank America for its help in 1982, but American aid didnt win us the war.
Thank you for that positive assessment. I hope you are right. You sound like you live there or have inside information. Do you think the Argies will try to take it back?
How are they going to do that? How are they going to find British supply ships? They have no air borne LRMP’s. Without them, how do they know when to call up the strike planes and then direct them successfully? The only alternative is to maintain a constant air patrol over the islands and all of the surrounding area (many hundreds of square miles) with only 100 or so jets? Its a thirty minute+ flight time. Half the Argentine airforce can only just make the Falkland Islands and back as it is.
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