Falklands war your views

[kurtz]

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.