It’s inevitable because the Argentinians will lose too much face should they abandon their claim, while the British have subjects who live there and so can’t abandon their claim without abandoning those people.
But it’s not a problem so long as Britain is strong enough to defend the Falklands (and we should admit that the Falklands do cost a hefty sum in protecting each year), and Argentina is too weak to attack them (as it likely will be for at least the next decade).
I wonder if we could improve relations with them by just offering them drilling rights off the shore. If we do really just care about our citizens being there, this seems like the best way forward (unless both governments just want to be able to posture about it).
There is no dispute. It was not ever a part of Argentina. The invading soldiers realised that they weren’t liberating people when they got there but rather that they were the invading force.
You would think the Argentinian government would stop using it as a distraction for their incompetence.
From what I read in the article, it boils down to the “will of the citizens of the islands”. As it should be. As long as the Islanders want to remain British, the islands should remain British. Simple. As long as Argentina respects that, there shouldn’t be any problems.
The UK did negotiate. They allowed the people who live there vote in a referendum if they wanted to be Argentina or British. Something like 99% voted to be British.
It’s not like any Argentinians ever lived there. It’s simply a weird from of imperialism from Argentina.
Most of the people on the Falklands have their roots on the island go back just as far if not further than lots of Argentinians do to Argentina. And unlike Argentina, nobody even lived on the Falklands before their ancestors moved there.
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It’s inevitable because the Argentinians will lose too much face should they abandon their claim, while the British have subjects who live there and so can’t abandon their claim without abandoning those people.
But it’s not a problem so long as Britain is strong enough to defend the Falklands (and we should admit that the Falklands do cost a hefty sum in protecting each year), and Argentina is too weak to attack them (as it likely will be for at least the next decade).
I wonder if we could improve relations with them by just offering them drilling rights off the shore. If we do really just care about our citizens being there, this seems like the best way forward (unless both governments just want to be able to posture about it).
There is no dispute. It was not ever a part of Argentina. The invading soldiers realised that they weren’t liberating people when they got there but rather that they were the invading force.
You would think the Argentinian government would stop using it as a distraction for their incompetence.
From what I read in the article, it boils down to the “will of the citizens of the islands”. As it should be. As long as the Islanders want to remain British, the islands should remain British. Simple. As long as Argentina respects that, there shouldn’t be any problems.
The UK did negotiate. They allowed the people who live there vote in a referendum if they wanted to be Argentina or British. Something like 99% voted to be British.
It’s not like any Argentinians ever lived there. It’s simply a weird from of imperialism from Argentina.
Most of the people on the Falklands have their roots on the island go back just as far if not further than lots of Argentinians do to Argentina. And unlike Argentina, nobody even lived on the Falklands before their ancestors moved there.