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Dixie -> RE: The Falklands Conflict (8/7/2007 1:29:16 PM)
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ORIGINAL: Ike99
I myself find it amazing how 2,000 kelpers trick the British people into paying millions of pounds for their own personal island in defense year after year by throwing a few kisses to the queen and ought loyalty to Britain.[&:]
Of course the kelpers say they want to be part of the UK...they have a very sweet situation. An entire island to themselves with Britain paying for it.[&o]
In 150 years or so it has a population, more or less of 2,000 and British people are allowed to go live there whenever they want. Seems obvious, in truth, British could care less.
The Islanders will not let Argentines go there, I bet you can guess why. It's pure speculation on my part but I`m guessing they would have 40,000 plus people living on them if they did and not 2,000 inbred sheep herders.
So saying "the people on those islands are, and have chosen to be, a part of the UK" is not a truly valid point at closer examination.[:-] Of course if you want to be fair you could allow a natural population exchange between Britian, Argentina and Island for a time. Then take a legitimate vote on the issue of self
determination and not a farse of self determination.[:'(]
Once the memory of 1982 fades, the veterans pass away and emotions are gone Britian will eventualy give back the Malvinas. As I said before it's a geographic absudity, it's terribly expensive for them, the people of Britian don`t really want them anyways so what's the point? Before the war Britain almost turned them over several times anyway. That's how ¨soverign¨ [8|]they are to the British.
In Argentina they are on all the maps as Argentine, Argentina is constantly reaffirming its claim to its territory. Even the weathermen give the weather for the Malvinas every morning showing them on the map as Argentine.
It will go the same as the rest of the colonial relics. If I was British when that happened it wouldn`t bother me. I know I could care less if an Island off Scotland ws turned over to the British with 2,000 Argentine farmers on it and half stayed under British rule and the other half came and made their farms in pampas.
The sinking violated the Hague convention of 1907 on the conduct of war. Why else would Mrs.Thatcher consult lawyers before making trips abroad after that?[;)]
Islanders will not let Argentines go there, I bet you can guess why. It's pure speculation on my part but I`m guessing they would have 40,000 plus people living on them if they did and not 2,000 inbred sheep herders.
The weatherman says the islands are Argentinian, he must be right [8|] That has to be the best reason I have ever heard for the Argentine claim..... Britain has never given up her claim on the islands and I doubt we ever will.
What difference does it make to you how much we pay to support the Falklands? What difference does it make to you how many people here know where they are? The islanders know where they are, the British government knows where they are. How many people in Argentina know where Esquel is? A good chunk of US citizens could probably not find Washington DC on a map, does that mean they should give it to someone else?
If I lived on the islands I wouldn't want to let Argetinians onto the island, 3,000 'inbred' islanders shouldn't have to put up with 40,000 inbred chimps like yourself. [:-]
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EDIT: I realise that not all Argentine people are inbred chimps. Just a few of them are... No offense was intended towards the general population of the country. [:)]
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