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Originally Posted by stormrider_sp
Please, no political bias here. But thanks for answering.
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Not bias, you asked what we thought and you got an answer - we think it should remain british sovereign territory, and so do the people who live there - we are not overly worried by any military build up by argentina/brazil, for reasons listed, not least of which is that the world would take a dim view of argentina attacking a sovereign nations territory... again. Such would only damage argentinian reputation from a democratic country to a retrograde position it left behind many years ago, along with making political dissidents 'disappear'.
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Originally Posted by stormrider_sp
Please moderators, would you close this thread before it turns out to be a political flamming?
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No flaming here mate, just what some of us britishers think and feel about it...
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Originally Posted by stormrider_sp
Is the UK in panic about Brazilian and Argentinian's plans to build ssn and renew their navies?
SNIP
I would like to know how you guys feel and think about that.
Cheers
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You did ask
We're not worried or afraid of new surface vessels as a threat to british territory, mainly because the UK would not give up the Falkland islands without a fight, even for the sake of receiving a bloody nose in the process. It'd be a clearer cut conflict of arms than any that we are currently engaged in for sure.
Referring to them as either the malvinas or falkland isles does give away the standpoint of the speaker, however; no brit would ever call them 'malvenas isles' just as no argie would call them 'falkland isles'. I see nothing wrong with either, just so long as we are clear about who owns them
. (I'm making a pointed joke here, just so's you know)