When the Falklands
conflict first kicked off I thought it
was in the scottish Isles
A few things;
The Falklands are important they are the gateway to Antartica with its putative oil reserves and important scientific bases, Britain guarantees it's neutrality, I don't think Argentina with it's then terrible financial state could have kept it's hands off it.
I kinda suspect that both sides fancied a bit of a war and the Argentinians got suckered into it by Maggie (who I kinda miss these days).
And does anyone remember that greta song by the Macc Lads?
You can keep that puff Ardiles
Cos we're going to have your Malvinas!
(Buenos Airies I think)
Apparantly the Sun were going to hand it out as a patriotic song but thought better of it after a second listening.