[JackTimQSR]

is there gonna be another war? err slapfight?

[fetesiceWaist]

You could probably sweep in and take them just like last time. The problem isn't taking them, it is keeping them.

No they really couldn't. We keep a garrison there to prevent it happening again and have total air superiority.

[Dynasty]

No they really couldn't.

They're just trying it the wrong way all the time, they haven't learnt anything

What they first have to do is to establish some trade post at the coast, to trade stuff with the natives, like glas marbles and slaves.

If it all goes well, fine, maybe they can buy them off that way. But when those native people are complaining or get annoying otherwise, they have several options:

- give the trade guys authority to do their own wars or look the other way when they do it
- cry for regular forces to restore order/bring civilization/whatever
- bring in firewater or nice warm blankets for the people

[Frdsdx26]

The 3140 British subjects living in the Falklands will probably never decide they'd rather be part of Argentina, so it would be easier to just get 3141 Argentinians to immigrate to the UK and them move to the Falklands.

[Rapiddude]

The 3140 British subjects living in the Falklands will probably never decide they'd rather be part of Argentina, so it would be easier to just get 3141 Argentinians to immigrate to the UK and them move to the Falklands.

[Dwencejed]

Of course they would. They'd suffer as British citizens to fulfill the long-term plan.

[Viafdrear]

No, what happened was that the argies made a load of bad decisions for themselves.

That's certainly true. Argentina did just about everything possible to screw up a sure thing.

[gooseCile]

They should've cleansed the population when they had a chance. This always works.

It sure seems to have worked for the British.

[suiviouse]

Maybe if Argentina gave us the amputated 'hand of God' we'd just give them the islands. Tempting...

Publicly removed on a stage in the Mall?

[FilmCriticAwezume]

Just get the EU to announce a counter embargo of Argentina and I'll bet the Argies will back down in short order.

[MortgFinsJohnQ]

Can't we just fire a cruise missile into the middle of Buenos Aires? That should keep them quiet. You know, reminder and all that...

[abubycera]

Just get the EU to announce a counter embargo of Argentina and I'll bet the Argies will back down in short order.

I think the EU has more important things to do at the moment.

Whatever claim Argentina may have had to the Falklands, they chose to venture it on a Trial by Combat and they lost. Res Judicata now.

Sadly true.

Galtieri

Anaya