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Politics : Bush-The Mastermind behind 9/11?

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To: longnshort who wrote (17050)	4/5/2007 4:04:37 AM
From: maceng2	Read Replies (1) of 20039

(OT) Re Falklands war. We were not invading a sovereign Nation. It had already been invaded by Argentinia. The people there were British. If the you read "The Moon is Down" you will see the difference. Since you mention it though... I'm told that if we had given every man, women, and child, and EVERY SHEEP £1,000,000 each to relocate off the Falklands we would have saved a lot of money instead of fighting that war. Saved lives too. It would be interesting to check what the UK tax payers would have done with that fact at the voting booths. I remember clearly what I thought at the time. I was well paid in 1982 and paying far too much tax. Our forces performed well and casualties were light. That is always a relief in any war. The Argentinian losses were bad, we used phosphorous rounds on recruits left to defend positions after the senior officers has deserted them. That's war for you I suppose. OTOH the Spanish and Argentinian nations were beginning to talk as if we were a nation unable to defend our interests, that did change. It was an opportunity to test weapons and defense systems. The war was won by the UK for many reasons, one of the primary reasons was the bombs supplied to the Argentinians failed to go off when dropped from low altitude. We now know it is also silly to build war ships from Aluminum. It burns. Lots of people knew that anyway, it's amazing how power and commercial interests can make really stupid decisions for the self interest of a few individuals. I can provide you with an endless supply of that data if you like, going back to pre WW1. I never thought the Falklands as part of the British Isles. Iceland perhaps, the Falklands definitely no. I would have thought a diplomatic solution would have been concluded long before 1980. Overall, it was a brainless venture from start to finish.

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