The Falklands thread

LabR@t · 7 Feb 2012 at 19:46

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...atens-Britain-Hugo-Chavez-vows-Argentina.html

This is a joke right? I am sure the Iranians would have put this muppet up to stirring things up. The stupid thing is that the Argies have never inhabited the islands anyway. I wonder if its to do with the oil they have found there? And I would expect no help from the Yanks again as they will have their eyes on the oil as well and would like to swoop in and grab what they can from the fallout.

LabR@t · 7 Feb 2012 at 20:59

FoxEye said:
Sooner or later if we don't give it up it will be taken by force. The UK is pretty much at its peak power and development, whereas the South American countries can only become stronger over time.

lol

LabR@t · 7 Feb 2012 at 21:11

Floogie said:
That's not strictly true though is it?

it isn't ?

LabR@t · 7 Feb 2012 at 21:16

Military ::Argentina
Military branches:
Argentine Army (Ejercito Argentino), Navy of the Argentine Republic (Armada Republica; includes naval aviation and naval infantry), Argentine Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Argentina, FAA) (2011)

Military service age and obligation:
18-24 years of age for voluntary military service (18-21 requires parental consent); no conscription (2001)

Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 10,038,967
females age 16-49: 9,959,134 (2010 est.)

Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 8,458,362
females age 16-49: 8,414,460 (2010 est.)

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male: 339,503
female: 323,170 (2010 est.)

Military expenditures:
0.8% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 146

Military - note:
the Argentine military is a well-organized force constrained by the country's prolonged economic hardship; the country has recently experienced a strong recovery, and the military is implementing a modernization plan aimed at making the ground forces lighter and more responsive (2008)

vs

Military ::United Kingdom
Military branches:
Army, Royal Navy (includes Royal Marines), Royal Air Force (2010)

Military service age and obligation:
16-33 years of age (officers 17-28) for voluntary military service (with parental consent under 18); women serve in military services, but are excluded from ground combat positions and some naval postings; as of October 2009, women comprised 12.1% of officers and 9% of enlisted personnel in the regular forces; must be citizen of the UK, Commonwealth, or Republic of Ireland; reservists serve a minimum of 3 years, to age 45 or 55; 16 years of age for voluntary military service by Nepalese citizens in the Brigade of Gurkhas; 16-34 years of age for voluntary military service by Papua New Guinean citizens (2009)

Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 14,856,917
females age 16-49: 14,307,316 (2010 est.)

Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 12,255,452
females age 16-49: 11,779,679 (2010 est.)

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male: 383,989
female: 365,491 (2010 est.)

Military expenditures:
2.7% of GDP (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 53

LabR@t · 7 Feb 2012 at 21:26

Slam62 said:
The Americans were the opposite of supportive of the FW1

There were rumours they gave intelligence to the Argentinians. The French were certainly happy to sell them missiles.

The French ! say no more.

LabR@t · 7 Feb 2012 at 21:34

Muffin` said:
I wouldn't take everything that's happening in Iran at face value, some low level scientists being killed by cude methods? I'd say it's Iran doing it themselves, they get to bang the 'West is Evil' drum but not kill the important individuals that matter to furthering their Nuclear infrastructure.

http://www.wnd.com/2012/02/ayatollah-kill-all-jews-annihilate-israel/

Ayatollah: Kill all Jews, annihilate Israel
Iran lays out legal case for genocidal attack against 'cancerous tumor'

Thats is another festering can of worms.

LabR@t · 7 Feb 2012 at 21:51

Curio said:
Iran/Venezuela/North Korea are all in bed together, and understandably so. Ahmadinejad was just visiting with Chavez a few weeks ago. Each know the US is looking for any excuse to attack them, so they work together to keep the US second-guessing and not focusing on just one of them. Things are heating-up on Iran so Venezuela makes these threats (not at the US, but a war involving UK/Argentina/Venezuela would be of concern to the US) and pretty soon NK will probably do something like shell another SK island or test another nuke. They each take it in turn to take the heat, although Iran is the "senior partner" here I guess.

Fair bit of truth spoken there.