Which could be a fair solution to the Falklands conflict between Argentina and the U.K?

Answer 1

The UK only won that war because of the Yank support (as usual). The Argentinians started the war because their corrupt miltary dirigents wanted to divert attention form their pathethic and repressive domestic policies. However, Argentina claims on the Falklands are legitimate; different issue is the will of the kelpers,...by the way, only after the war they were granted british citizenship,...before that,...it was just a colony,...and colonies are not permitted anymore since the 60's,...it is the british traditional hipocrisy and double standards that let them keep them. And the yank support, as usual.

The Americans sold you the AIM-9L,...without it the harriers were wasted, they also cancelled deals with Argentina. The few Exocets the argentinians had were acquired from France before the start of the hostilities,...and couldn't get more because France signed a deal with Britain to stop the argentinians getting more (they would've thrashed england with them). And it also was the Chilean involvement and cooperation with England. Nobody supported argentina, manly because it was an odious regime,...but so was Mrs. Thatcher and British Imperialism.

Answer 2

This is a moot question, since Britain has a rightful claim to these islands, and has enforced their claim against squatters. Argentina has no more claim to the Falklands than Britain has on Buenos Aires. I have noticed that rightist regimes tend to stir up old historical conflicts when it suits them. The result always seems to be an ugly war, leaving the regime in tatters.

Why not ask, "Which could be a fair solution to the Buenos Aires conflict between the UK and Argentina"? In that case I would side with the Argentines getting to keep Buenos Aires.

Answer 3

Yes, there was a solution to this conflict, which could have saved over a thousand lives on each side. At the time it was suggested it made perfect sense to me. Argentina and England both had/have world-class football (soccer) teams. One football match (or best of three) could have decided this conflict. It's really sad in our day and age that a suggestion like this would not be taken seriously, but a short and costly war was resorted to instead. The sales from the television rights, Argentina/England jerseys, paraphenalia, etc. would have helped to re-settle any of the islanders who didn't want to live under the yoke of the Argentinian regime (if Argentina would have won).

Answer 4

Possession being 9/10ths of the law the Argentinians will just have to get over it. The only other option is for Argentinians to legally immigrate to the Falklands and out produce the locals then they would be in a good position to rejoin Argentina. Although once they see how good they got it under the English system they probably will want to stay English.

Answer 5

you ought to sense sorry for the Argentine people each and every time there's a economic disaster the Argentine government is going right into a rant in regards to the Falklands..I even have met quite a few Argentine people by way of the years and not one in each and every of them replaced into involved interior the Falklands. they think approximately the Islands an insignificant place without fee to Argentina

Answer 6

The solution is easy, it was all sorted in 1982, i know I was there, on the British side, I was also there in 1986 and the islanders still wanted to be British, even though the military garrison had risen from under 20 pre the conflict to over 2000 post conflict. I would never give them over.

Answer 7

Everyone needs to just leave the Falklands alone and let them while in their own existence. If they need help then they will have the options with the UK, Argentina, or whom ever else decides to stick their nose in.

Answer 8

eIENTERAO... - The Yanks didn't get involved in the Falklands war. They remained neutral & tried to facilitate a resolution.

The Monroe doctrine demands the USA to stay neutral in a conflict between a European country and a nation of the Americas. In certain circumstances the USA would defend south American nations.

Britain convincingly defeated Argentina. In fact, we would have thrashed them if France hadn't sold them Exocet missiles to use on us!!

The British are strategically excellent at warfare, so don't mess!! Sadly, we let America run the Iraq & Afghan disasters.

Answer 9

The only answer is letting the people who live there decide. They have the UN on their side; unless they agree, any move by Argentina would be seen as aggression.

The Argentines need to woo the islanders and maybe in fifty or a hundred years, they might give in.

IMHO the Argentine politicians are happy to have the problem of Las Malvinas to bring up at election times and when they need to distract the Argentine public.

Answer 10

Don't forget - It's just about the last bit of Empire we've got left - Tony's already in the process of giving Gibraltar to Spain. The Falklands, we're keeping.