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To: Webster Groves who wrote (61829)	3/11/2010 3:54:56 AM
From: Golconda	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 217643

How much debt does the UK owe to China exactly? Pay a gas bill to Russia, I think the UK had plenty in the North Sea at the time did it not? But don't let little things like facts get in the way of your argument.

To: Webster Groves who wrote (61829)	3/11/2010 9:22:52 PM
From: energyplay	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 217643

>>>"You seem to be itching for a fight - no opponent too small ?"<<< You betcha, see R. Reagan and Grenada, GHW Bush and Panama. On a more serious note, the UK was been really nasty about Ireland for a long time. Moral persuasion has not worked well with the UK unless backed up by considerable force, and Argentina is many years and several $Billion from having enough force to dislodge an entrenched position in the islands. So even if it appears much of the world to be Colonialism without the Neo in front it, if there's enough oil the UK can and will hold on. Also, the internal politics in the UK are aligned in the same direction - what prime minister wants to lose what Maggie Thatcher won back ? ************* UK and threats from Russia - this went on from the end of World War II until the middle 1960s, when the UK acquired enough Polaris subs to have secure second strike capability. The UK was one of the strongest opposition forces to Soviet expansion after the US had reduced troops in Europe. Russian capability vs. the UK was probably one of the reasons the UK backed down in the Suez crisis, along with US pressure. France was under a similar threat until they developed their own nuclear deterrent. I don't have good links for this time period, but the Berlin Crisis and the later Suez problem are good illustrations of the situation at that time. I doubt the Argentine military finds the idea of British nukes as amusing as we do. Of course, the Argentine military is not known for their sense of humor, but for making civilians disappear.... ********** UK has a boat load of economic problems. Now that the Russian oligarchy has recovered, the UK can get buy weapons by selling all their football teams, such as the appropriately named Arsenal - en.wikipedia.org.