Who ´s really the "owner".
2006-09-24 01:06:45 · 14 answers · asked by La Boheme 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Civic Participation
If you were starting from scratch, they would logically belong to Argentina. However, the population there wish to remain British, so that seems to me the most important factor in any decision.
The 1982 conflict was a shameful episode in British politics. PM Margaret Thatcher deliberately ran down the garrison there, knowing that an unstable Argentinian government would seek to prop itself up by launching a 'patriotic reclamation of lands stolen from the Argentinians'. They had been making noises about the Falklands for some time and were almost forced into their action when we left the islands undefended.
Several years earlier, they had made the same noises and then PM James Callaghan had sent a couple of nuclear submarines on 'routine manoeuvres' around the island. Conflict avoided.
1000 people (about 250 British) lost their lives in the battle to regain the islands - all as part of a needless conflict provoked by a PM seeking to increase her popularity with a 'patriotic war'.
2006-09-24 01:41:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The UK
Spain (1713) and the UK (1765) have the oldest claims to the islands. Argentina claimed them later in 1820.
Most of the Argentinian settlers were repatriated in 1829 by the US for piracy. The UK returned in 1833 and repatriated the remaining Argentinians and has controlled the islands since then. The inhabitants of the Falklands regard themselves as British rather than Argentinian.
2006-09-24 12:34:56 · answer #2 · answered by df382 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Argentina invaded in the early 80's, but couldn't hold on to it. The United Kingdom sent troops across the Atlantic to turn back the invading Argentinian forces, successfully I might add. I would say it's controlled by the United Kingdom. But the real owners are sheep farmers who follow the will of the United kingdom.
2006-09-24 08:14:43 · answer #3 · answered by InDyBuD2002 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the Falkland island are British the reasons is why we went to war over them the population of the island wish to remain in British control and to be protected by the UK armed forces it is there choice
2006-09-24 08:11:29 · answer #4 · answered by johnny boy rebel 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The people of the Falkland islands. They chose pretty much unanimously to remain part of the UK - so that is how they will remain.
2006-09-24 08:17:27 · answer #5 · answered by Mordent 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Basically, I don't think about the Falklands but, I think that the people there want to be British, so let them be.
2006-09-24 08:18:22 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
UK. Most Falkland Islands inhabitants consider themselves British, that's why we hold onto them.
2006-09-24 08:16:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The reason argentina invaded was because the british removed Naval and army protection from the fallklands/malvinas send ing Argentina a very strong signal that it wasn't interested any more
2006-09-24 10:12:23 · answer #8 · answered by n2mustaches 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is nothing 'logical' about The Falklands being Argentine.
There has never been an Argentine population on The Falklands
The Argentine 'claim' is one of 'proximity' (they want them) . A proximity claim is daimetrically
against the legal posttion and would mean that Cuba would be part of the USA
2014-02-22 02:16:31 · answer #9 · answered by London Man 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only people who can lay a claim to "own" it are the brave men and women who gave there lives to take it back from Argentina after they invaded.
Plus prince Andrew earned his meddles out there flying helicopters, unlike Charles who's meddles are all for going on holiday and visiting places.
2006-09-24 08:22:35 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋