The Falklands thread

Edrof · 2 Apr 2012 at 20:55

N17 said:
Yet if we get the oil from the falklands that strictly is ours. Then double standards spring to mind. We'd be sending troops there to have a pointless war with ourselves.

Dugganator · 2 Apr 2012 at 20:56

N17 said:
Nope..... Just about the UK/US wanting to get there hands on all the OIL. Besides we already own the Falklands so do we need a war?

So what your point has nothing to do with the posts topic yet you think it makes sense? There are other posts regarding that topic why not talk about it there

flasher · 2 Apr 2012 at 20:58

How are we having a pointless war with ourselves?

And where do the Argentinian stand in your view?

N17 · 2 Apr 2012 at 20:58

Duggan said:
So what your point has nothing to do with the posts topic yet you think it makes sense? There are other posts regarding that topic why not talk about it there

I was throwing something related in the mix. Oil

N17 · 2 Apr 2012 at 20:59

flasher said:
How are we having a pointless war with ourselves?

And where do the Argentinian stand in your view?

If we were to send forces down there to a UK terrortory

N17 · 2 Apr 2012 at 20:59

To protect us from a war that would probably never happen

[TW]Fox · 2 Apr 2012 at 21:00

N17 said:
We invaded Iraq, Afghanistan......

There isn't any oil in Afghanistan.

Blew Libya up (though the libyans thanked us).

Prior to last year Libyan oil was freely available and extracted by mostly Western firms anyway?

And now we are wanting yet more oil.

We've had the Falklands since 1833! The government has also publically stated none of the Falklands oil belongs to the UK - but to the Falkland Islands.

shine · 2 Apr 2012 at 21:03

[TW]Fox;21604898 said:
There isn't any oil in Afghanistan.

Indeed but there are rare metals in both Afghanistan and Pakistan. If both countries could be stabilised they would no longer need foreign aid.

Dugganator · 2 Apr 2012 at 21:06

N17 said:
I was throwing something related in the mix. Oil

But why clearly that isn't the reason we have been there since 1833.

cheets64 · 2 Apr 2012 at 21:08

[TW]Fox;21604719 said:
I must say though I'm really enjoying all that free oil we got from Iraq. It certainly makes a change from paying $125 on the spot market which translates to 142p a litre petrol.

OH WAIT.

You are tiresome

Narj · 2 Apr 2012 at 21:12

GAC said:
now this is a odd one.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-17267714

not sure what she thinks will come from this but i dont get it, a war memorial i can understand, but a museum to a failed invasion ?!

I say let's just get in there and give them a good kicking. Pre-emptive strike to put 'em in their place.

trolololol

Hollow words tbh, Argentina really have no appetite or resources for more conflict. It's surely just populist posturing.

"andy" · 2 Apr 2012 at 22:27

The Argentinian PM on crack ? Never heard so much rubbish spoke. She's nearly as stupid as David Cameron . How these people even live amazes me.

arknor · 2 Apr 2012 at 22:32

maybe theres an election in argentina soon or something?

olivier renault · 2 Apr 2012 at 22:59

PianoBasher said:
I say let's just get in there and give them a good kicking. Pre-emptive strike to put 'em in their place.

trolololol

Hollow words tbh, Argentina really have no appetite or resources for more conflict. It's surely just populist posturing.

Really odd. They must really be in the crapper to think 'Falklands' is a winning political strategy. Which reminds me, played a part in the downfall of the junta.

N17 · 3 Apr 2012 at 14:57

The population of the MALVINAS aren't native. The British put them there. You cannot fill islands with your own citizens and then claim you have consensus from the population. We have no more legitimacy in the South Atlantic then the Turks do in Nortrhern Cyprus. How about home-rule for the Falklands.

daver · 3 Apr 2012 at 15:00

N17 said:
The population of the MALVINAS aren't native. The British put them there. You cannot fill islands with your own citizens and then claim you have consensus from the population. We have no more legitimacy in the South Atlantic then the Turks do in Nortrhern Cyprus. How about home-rule for the Falklands.

OTOH the population of Argentina aren't native, the Spanish put them there....

The Funktopus · 3 Apr 2012 at 15:03

There is no aboriginal population of the Falklands, the descendants of the 1833 settlers there now is as close as you'll ever get to a native Falklander. Home rule, is in effect. The islands are free to govern themselves, and chose to remain as part of the UK voluntarily.

Muffin` · 3 Apr 2012 at 15:04

N17 said:
How about home-rule for the Falklands.

It is?

You're quite clearly a kid on half term, go and play outside and let the men continue talking.

Macro · 3 Apr 2012 at 15:05

N17 said:
The population of the MALVINAS aren't native. The British put them there. You cannot fill islands with your own citizens and then claim you have consensus from the population. We have no more legitimacy in the South Atlantic then the Turks do in Nortrhern Cyprus. How about home-rule for the Falklands.

Given there was no indiginous population home rule is exactly what the Falkland Islands have as a British Overseas Territory. :rolleyes:

gjrc · 3 Apr 2012 at 15:07

The Funktopus said:
There is no aboriginal population of the Falklands, the descendants of the 1833 settlers there now is as close as you'll ever get to a native Falklander. Home rule, is in effect. The islands are free to govern themselves, and chose to remain as part of the UK voluntarily.

this....