Was the falklands war justified?

Answer 1

The British feel that any government is legitimate only if it rules by the consent of the governed. The Anglo-Saxon world has therefore adopted this point of view.

The rest of the world, however, considers any government to be legitimate if it holds the country by force or inheritance or "divine" right.

A study of John Locke and English history explains this concept nicely.

The British did not consider the military dictatorship in Argentina to be legal or legitimate in the first place, let alone pushing it's false sovereignty onto British subjects on the Falklands.

This concept also explains why the French actually consider that Saddam was a legitimate ruler --- and why there is so much friction between the Anglo Saxon world and the world of absolutists.

Answer 2

The invasion of the Falklands was a challenge to Britain's legitimacy as a world power to the rest of the world. Britain had a lot more to lose than just sovereignty over a few small islands. In any case the inhabitants of the island were British and wanted to remain British. So it was the Argentinians that forced the issue.
I remember the war and following it on TV. I believe it was the first live broadcast of a war. It was followed closely by the US folk. Everyone expected some kind of diplomatic solution. The Argentines badly underestimated British resolve and overestimated the capabilities of their army

Answer 3

It is an interesting question. Here we have a war over a tiny island of little value to either side.

Argentina invades (the british Royal Marines defend the island killing 2 invaders, then surrender).

Should the British stand up to this bully or let them take something of little economic value?

In money terms the war is not justified.
In lives, certainly, the residents would have been in little danger.

But the flow on effect of allowing agressive changes in boundaries between countries could have been much worse.

Perhaps the real lesson is about what should have been done prior to war. The process of diplomacy and negotiation. The failure there is not justified.

Answer 4

in case you bear in mind the placement, Argentina had taken out a extensive own loan from the IMF (international economic Fund) yet particularly of utilising it for inner family contributors advancements, the money grew to become into misused via a militaristic government to invade the Falkland Islands in a pique of nationalism. The militaristic government needed to unite the Argentinian human beings in a nationalistic fervor and invading the British held Falkland Islands with a misused IMF own loan grew to become into the possibility that grew to become into taken. Britian held corporation, equipped, and retook her criminal and sovereign aspects. The Argentinian government did not anticipate that England could have the midsection to do something. The figuring out element in the victory for Britain in regaining the Falklands grew to become into her staggering infantry, which gained the day. there grew to become into some severe naval conflicts, besides the shown fact that it grew to become into the army which desperate the result. So specific Britain grew to become into desirable for recapturing the Falkland Islands, and the government of Argentina collapsed and a clean administration took over. the two the U.N. and the IMF repremanded Argentina for waging an unjust conflict.

Answer 5

Because the people living on the Falklands wanted to remain under British control, yes. And they certainly didn't want to be controlled by the rather nasty military government of Argentina.

Now whether the British are justified in sailing around the world planting their flag in remote islands and sending settlers to occupy them.... that's another question.

Answer 6

I will have to say yes. The people of the Falkland Islands were under and wanted to stay under British control. Argentina wanted the Islands saying that they were at one time belong to them. The British did not let them have the Islands and Argentina invaded. Britain was protecting and liberating their people from an invading army. The sad thing is it could happen again. Argentina still lays clam to the islands and the army still has its dead on the islands.

Answer 7

Those of us who 'love' Britain think so - - - the Falklands are a wonderful place and a corner of England amidst the fury of the South Atlantic.

Peace

Answer 8

They wanted the Krill that lives on the underwater platform that connects the Falklands to Argentina- it's supposed to be the food of the future. And they didn't want Argentina to have control of it!

Answer 9

Yes It most bloody well defiantly and definitely was necessary and was of course victorious to continuously defend and protect the flag and her people through out posterity.The British will always protect there people.

Answer 10

In the minds of England it was. To them, their citizens who lived there were in danger, so they deemed it necessary to repel any military advances by Argentina. And they did.

Funny though, when Americans do that, England condemns us. But when they do it, it's a righteous cause. Amazing how that works, huh?