How do you British people feel about the robbery of the Falklands islands from the Argentinians on 1982?

Question

That war caused death and unemplyment to thousands of Argentinians how do you imperialists feel like messing with others peolple countries?

Answer 1

it was our & is still ours, argentina tried to take it away & got there **** kicked isnt life tuff get over it ,

Answer 2

I think you will find it was the Argies that invaded the Falklands. Not the other way round. If you want the islamnd then come and get it, but remeber the score on the Away game. It does not look to promising for the Home game.


The war was triggered by the occupation of South Georgia by Argentina on 19 March 1982 followed by the occupation of the Falklands, and ended with Argentine surrender on 14 June 1982. War was not declared by either side. The initial invasion was considered by Argentina as reoccupation of its own territory, and by Britain as an invasion of a British dependency. It is the most recent invasion of British territory by a foreign power.

In the period leading up to the war, Argentina was in the midst of a devastating economic crisis and large-scale civil unrest against the repressive military junta that was governing the country. The Argentine military government, headed by General Leopoldo Galtieri, decided to play off long-standing feelings of nationalism by invading the islands, although they never thought that the United Kingdom would respond.[1] The ongoing tension between the two countries over the islands increased on 19 March when 50 Argentines landed on the British dependency of South Georgia and raised their flag, an act that is seen as the first offensive action in the war. On 2 April, Galtieri ordered the invasion of the Falkland islands, triggering the Falklands War.

Britain was initially taken by surprise by the Argentine attack on the South Atlantic islands, but launched a naval task force to engage the Argentine Navy and Air Force, and retake the islands by amphibious assault. After combat resulting in 258 British and 649 Argentine deaths, the British eventually prevailed and the islands remained under British control. However, as of 2007, Argentina shows no sign of relinquishing its claim to the Falkland Islands.

The political effects of the war were strong in both countries. The Argentine loss prompted even larger protests against the military government, which hastened its downfall, while a wave of patriotic sentiment swept through the United Kingdom, bolstering the government of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and helping its victory in the 1983 general election, which prior to the war was seen as by no means certain. The war has played an important role in the culture of both countries, and has been the subject of several books, films, and songs. However, it is not seen as a truly major event of either military or 20th century history because of the low number of casualties on both sides and the small size and limited economic importance of the disputed areas. """"""The cultural and political weight of the conflict has had less effect on the British public than on that of Argentina, where the war is still a topic of discussion.""""""(see what i mean) Militarily, it remains the only notable naval and amphibious operation between modern forces conducted since the Korean War.

Answer 3

The Falklands weren't robbed from the Argentinians in 1982.

The Argentinians invaded the Falklands in 1982. The Falklands had been under British sovereignty since 1833 (that was when the British took over and 'robbed' it) and it was the Argentians that tried to claim that sovereignty (the 'arguement' that had been going on for centuries) in 1982 leading to the Falklands war.

Get your history right.

Different wars and invasions have happened all around the work, for thousands of years by all different countries. All causing death to people. You pick on one war, you have to pick on all of them. This is just our history as humans.

Answer 4

maximum of your question is only a rant yet "Wasn't the Falklands area of Argentina (or United Provinces of the Río de l. a. Plata) in 1829-1831 ?" needs an answer. No. It wasn't. there change right into a settlement favourite because the Vernet settlement, prevalent with British permission and ended lower than allegations of piracy in 1833 - by america. As for transferring Argies in through a lower back door. many of the familes there are descended from "gaucho" inventory who settled contained in the early and mid nineteenth century - they moved to flee repression in UP/Argentina so any who were transferred there now might want to not be depended on to favor to bypass abode lower back. The question isn't what number Falklanders might want to vote to be ruled Argentinian sort yet what number Argentinians fairly the Amerindian survivors might want to quite be ruled Falklands sort!

Answer 5

Er... the Falklands have been British territory for centuries - granted that imperialist ambition made it so all those years ago. If you took your head out of your shitty arsehole for 5 minutes, you might learn that Argentina invaded the Falklands in 1982. The majority of the human population (which is considerably smaller than the penguins and sheep population) of the Islands were perfectly happy being a British territory and did not welcome the invasion. Lucky for them that we popped over and kicked some deigo arses.

Surely, if the fracas caused both death and unemployment for Argentinians, the sensible solution would have been to have employed more soldiers to fight the Brits. You might not have lost so miserably if you'd put some effort in, eh?

And if you really want to get stuck into imperialistic takeovers etc. you might want to pi-ss off back to Spain, leaving Argentina to the indiginous peoples of South America - if there are any that are still alive...

Knobhead.

Answer 6

we love it. It's ENGLISH land, part of our glorious British Empire.

But seriously, Argentina never had legal title to the Islands, and as for the 1982 war, I would like to remind you that your military govenrmant led by General Galtieri started the war with no provocation from the UK, and invaded in violation of international law.

Remember, it was NOT robbery - you need to try and read the actual true history of the Falkland Islands, rather than propoganda.

Also, the inhabitants of the islands consider themselves to be BRITISH citizens, so they have never accepted the idea of Argentine soverienty.

You could just as easily complain about the fact that you're speaking Spanish in Argentina instead of the indiginous language (is it Inca) ?

If your country had succeeded, it would have been little different to Saddam Hussein invading Kuwait or China invading Tibet (at least from the perspective of International Law).

I put some sources below so you can do a little research and gain some true history.

Answer 7

Leave it mate, its over. Finished. The Falklands never did belong to Argentina. The islanders are British and want to remain British.
Blame the Argentinian government for the 'death and unemployment of thousands of Argentinians' not the British Government.
By the way, I don't like Diego Maradona.

Answer 8

The issue of the Falklands /Malvienas (spelling?) was sitting in the UN court for years and the Issue was stuck in commitee. The Argies had a strong claim that they felt was being ignored by the UN court and took action. The Quick defeat of the Argies led to the ousting and Overthrow of the Junta which was an unpopular regieme anyway. The Argentine Government was able to secure Millions of Dollars in import export after the old government folded......Argentina is a great country that cannot get past the crimes commited against her by her past corrupt governments. Europe and the USA need to re-look at supporting Argentina as it is a great country that could use more business.

Answer 9

I think you need to read a few more history books son.
We nicked the falklands way before 1982! The war started when Argentina tried to take back the Falklands by force, even though the majority of islanders wanted to be part of Britain.

If you look at dictionary definitions, I think you'll find that, as the Falklands were 'British', the Argentine forces were the robbers in 1982, and they got their asses kicked!

Why anyone would want to live on a cold, tiny island outnumbered by penguins neighboured by a country with a tinpot dictator for a leader is beyond me, but that's another matter.

Better luck next time mate.

Answer 10

I'm sorry, but I cannot understand the point you are trying to make here.

It is a little like someone comes and breaks into your house, then calling the police 'trouble makers' because they arrested those who broke into your house and took them away.

As for 'name calling,' (ie 'Imperialists' ) what would you refer to the Argentine troops as who went to the Falklands and put the lives of the islanders at risk for just quietly living there?

The 'Generals,' who were / are responsible - RESPONSIBLE - as they took on the mantle, they Assumed the un-elected position of the Governing / Legal role of "Authority" in Argentina and were RESPONSIBLE to their people for the missing THOUSANDS of 'The Missing,' used The Malvina's / Falkland Islands as a way of diverting attention away from the problems in the Argentine ~ where the Police are not only 'Corrupt,' but often run and run protection rackets for a large percentage of the prostitution and people trafficking there.

If the people who 'live in' the Falklands are happy living there and want to be seen as British, then I have no problem with that at all ...just as the people in Gibraltar do.

If they were to freely elect to be part of the Argentine and to be governed by those in the BuAi, then fine, it's their choice. And that's it, a matter of choice which the Generals did not give them or the Argentinians.

Sash.

Answer 11

Pretty good actually, as you started it and we finished it! (Technically it was a robbery of the Falkland Islands from the BRITISH by the Argies)

Now, if you REALLY cared about the Falkland Islands issue on the side of the Argentinians, you'd be calling them the "Malvinas". As you're not, I'll assume you're an internet troll and a waste of my time.

Next time you think of invading OUR land again, remember 1982. You started it and we finished it. Next time, send a force that's bigger and not made up of obsolete, retired British warships.