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Originally Posted by bookworm_020
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Originally Posted by ASWnut101
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Of the three mk 8's fired two hit and exploded, sinking the Belgrano, one missed the cruiser and hit a destroyer, but failed to exploed! ( The argintinians heard it hit their ship, later examination found the dent and marks from impact.)
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...and I thought it was just those G7s on my boat!
On a more serious note. Regardless of what may or may not have been the political motivation of and manipulation of Maggie Thatcher, as far as the British people were concerned at the time the Falklands were an obscure part of the UK populated by "Brits" who wanted to be "Brits". Then someone tried to take it away by force rather then "ask for it" ( I know I was around at the time).
UK public psyche 101
1. UK society sets its moral standards on the utopian equalitarian principle; fair play and being reasonable.
2. The UK thinks that it should be a morally correct society; often confused with polically correct.
3. Ask and we try to oblige, push and we push back; we don't like bullies.
4. There is a difference between gentleness and weakness.
Even the likes of Blair could not give the Falklands away for at least a generation or so. |
Umm, I didn't write that... (check your quote name
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