Posted on 01/11/2024 6:10:01 PM PST by DIRTYSECRET
During his electoral campaign, Milei vowed to "exhaust all diplomatic channels so that the Falkland Islands become Argentine again."
"We have to see how we are going to get them back. It is clear that the war option is not a solution. We had a war, which we lost. Now we have to make every effort to recover the islands through diplomatic channels,"
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Trump as POTUS could settle the issue. Respected by both countries. It won't resort to a Milei wagging the dog like the generals did in '82.
The Monroe Doctrine applies here. 2000 Brits living in an isolated enclave are not worth making a big issue over. They can continue to live there in peace as Argentine citizens. Having Milei as their PM just might be better.
Diego Garcia. The British government moved 800 people from the islands and dispersed them to others to build a major base there. Same thing should happen in this case but Falklanders are a different color.
The Falklands never was part of Argentina.
The people who live on the Falklands would like to stay as part of the UK, why not let them be?
Cause Argentina wants more fish and has a broke kleptocracy with hyperinflation
The Argentines have never colonized The Falklands. The Brits have been there since 1833.
I remember reading back during the first Falklands War that there is a good possibility of oil being nearby these islands and that is the reason Argentina wants them................
Going to be interesting to see how Argentina’s dilapidated military fares against the UK’s depleted, woke, and nearly non-existent military.
My money is still with Argentina, unless the UK can get a division (if they even have that many troops) down there first.
Falkland Islands: Another Oil Discovery:
https://www.fiassociation.com/article/518/falkland_islands__another_oil_discovery_
UK doesn’t have a Maggie Thatcher at the helm. Argentina could make demands and negotiate for this, have a fair chance of success.
Very, very, very bad idea
Within 30 years it will be a colony of an Islamic Republic
A colleague and I were at odds over the last Falklands war.
It was not easy to overlook his “Reconquista” attitude, as he was a Cuban refugee.
Maybe the same sentiment applies here.
The Monroe doctrine is long time dead. The part of that deal everyone forgets is the other half of it, that we would not screw around in the European sphere.
But in any case, Argentina is far less capable than it was in the 1982 war. And the Brits are pathetically weaker also. The Argies can’t get there, and the Brits could no longer remove them.
So I guess no harm is trying diplomatically and legally.
If the Argies had any sense, they would arrive in refugee boats and land unarmed and un-uniformed like they do in the Uk and EU today. Ask to be fed and paid benefits. Bout 2800 islanders, they could be overwhelmed in a day.
Dear Mr. Milei you have other bigger problems than those islands.
This is all over oil in the surrounding areas, and fishing rights, but probably oil and gas.
very good point.
Scary, but if they want the islands back, they could fill one of the numerous cruise ships used on Antarctic and Cape Horn. Have about 10-15k Argie migrants embark on it. Pass by innocently 50 or 100 miles away.
Dart right into the port and start disgorging passengers. Claim refugee status. refuse transport elsewhere.
The Brits won’t torpedo a cruise ship.
But sounds like his thoughts are diplomacy. I doubt he can achieve it, but that’s kosher to try in that manner.
I suggest an election instead of a war. Just ask the people who live there who they want to be their parent country.
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