2007-05-24 15:36:32 · 8 answers · asked by florencia c 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Civic Participation
Here is why......On April 2 1982, a massive invasion of the Islands by Argentine forces took place. The 80 Royal Marines and local volunteer force were overpowered after courageous resistance and the Islands were placed under Argentinian rule.Argentina illegally invaded another country ...a grave error of judgement!!!. It set the scene for war.
So a combined British Task Force was despatched on April 3, the first troops landing at San Carlos Bay on May 21. By June 14, the Argentine invaders had been overcome after fierce sea, land and air battles. 12,000 troops surrendered. 258 Britons, including three Falkland Islands civilians, lost their lives.
Why did the leaders of Argentina think invading the Falklands was a good idea I wonder!!
2007-05-25 02:15:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Because of two reasons:
(1) the Argentines insisted on having a war and capturing islands full of British citizens. (The Falkalnd islands, aka "Malvinas".
This outraged the British.
Which is understandable. After all who would abandon thousands of their fellow citizens to a murderous military dictatorship?
(2) The Argentines weren't very competent at it.
Incompetence in war gets people killed.
As an example of the incompetence, before the British counter-invasion but while their fleet was in the area, one morning my newspaper published a picture of a neat row of white Argentine shelter tents on the shore near the main town. My reaction as an army officer having just left US service, was "Those guys are not serious! That's incompetent! If I were the Brits I'd send in a destroyer to fire VT over their cute white tents! That's what the Argentines get for having a police army which only knows how to kidnap civilians in the middle of the night."
2007-05-25 05:37:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They tried to invade British territory. Very few Argentinians got killed. More British got killed. We had a sub with nukes off the coast of Argentina and a psychotic Prime Minister - Margaret Thatcher at the time. A few Argie planes got shot dwon and the Belgrano got sunk - and a few odd soldiers - hardly woth sending the fleet. It wouldn't have been a war if the ship guarding the Falklands hadn't been bloody miles away. It only started because they nicked scrap of one of the islands and then got grandiose ideas.
2007-05-25 09:02:28 · answer #3 · answered by Mike10613 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
FALKLAND ISLANDS You invaded British soil, did you expect the U.K. to ignore it?
OK lets say the U.K. invades Argentina next week, will you let us take your country without a fight? NO I doubt it.
Get real, invade another country and accept the consequences.
2007-05-25 16:30:16 · answer #4 · answered by bluemax 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because an extremely unpopular right wing government wanted an overseas military adventure in order to distract from the total mess they were making of running their national economy.
2007-05-27 06:53:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
1) They're called the bloody Falklands. Deal with it.
2) It's war, that's what happens.
3) You started it when you invaded British soil.
2007-05-25 01:41:43 · answer #6 · answered by InitialDave 4 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Send your question to the Argentinian embassy. They are less bigotted than me.
2007-05-26 04:57:09 · answer #7 · answered by Spartan L 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yawn, zz, zzz, zzz, zzz. It`s the Falklands mate!
2007-05-25 01:09:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋