Zaelaa@lemmy.zip to pics@lemmy.world · 17 天前After beating England, Argentine football players waved a banner which said: "The Malvinas Islands (Falkland) belong to Argentina"lemmy.zipexternal-linkmessage-square255linkfedilinkarrow-up1430arrow-down124
arrow-up1406arrow-down1external-linkAfter beating England, Argentine football players waved a banner which said: "The Malvinas Islands (Falkland) belong to Argentina"lemmy.zipZaelaa@lemmy.zip to pics@lemmy.world · 17 天前message-square255linkfedilink
minus-squarestark@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-216 天前So what should have been the right move then when Argentina invaded the islands? Should Thatcher just have abandoned the people on the Falklands and let them fend for themselves?
minus-squareZMoney@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·16 天前No, those 907 people absolutely had to die so that Britain could keep its frozen rock halfway around the world.
minus-squarestark@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·16 天前I doubt the regime that threw dissidents out of helicopters would have just let the British Falklanders live peacefully among the Argentines.
So what should have been the right move then when Argentina invaded the islands? Should Thatcher just have abandoned the people on the Falklands and let them fend for themselves?
No, those 907 people absolutely had to die so that Britain could keep its frozen rock halfway around the world.
I doubt the regime that threw dissidents out of helicopters would have just let the British Falklanders live peacefully among the Argentines.