The Falklands need to be given complete independence and recognised as a county by the UN. They can still keep their links with Britain but they need their own flag. they are bigger than many countries.
Sorry Bruce,if we deserted the Falklands after losing so many of our servicemen to reclaim them it would be a dreadful crime. "Independence" would soon mean another invasion ny Argentina. They are British and will remain British.
And I suppose you would hand Gibraltar back to Spain.
and St Pierre and Miquelon off the coast of Canada.
You don't see the Canadians ranting and throwing their hormones around the UN over that. Argentina is pretty much a Banana Republic which is why they behave like that. Sending those 655 young conscripts to their deaths against the Paras, Royal Marines and Gurkhas was tantamount to a suicide mission and La Presidenta would be advised not to send any more of her country's young people the same way.
I don't know who those guys sitting beside her are, but they seemed to be highly embarrassed and giving out the impression that they would rather be anywhere else but there.
The clip didn't show much of an anti-British rant, and it wasn't long either!
Posted by: lewis | June 16, 2012 at 09:36 AM
The Falklands need to be given complete independence and recognised as a county by the UN. They can still keep their links with Britain but they need their own flag. they are bigger than many countries.
Posted by: Bruce | June 16, 2012 at 09:47 AM
Why does no one threaten the French dependencies around the world?
Posted by: david | June 16, 2012 at 09:52 AM
Sorry Bruce,if we deserted the Falklands after losing so many of our servicemen to reclaim them it would be a dreadful crime. "Independence" would soon mean another invasion ny Argentina. They are British and will remain British.
And I suppose you would hand Gibraltar back to Spain.
Posted by: Edward Huxley | June 16, 2012 at 11:34 AM
Bruce if the Falklands asked for independence they would get it.
Posted by: G+P | June 16, 2012 at 11:53 AM
David - The only French dependencies left are a few islands in the likes of the Caribbean and Indian Ocean!
Posted by: HYUFD | June 16, 2012 at 01:30 PM
And French Guiana
Posted by: Ultimo Tiger | June 16, 2012 at 01:43 PM
and St Pierre and Miquelon off the coast of Canada.
You don't see the Canadians ranting and throwing their hormones around the UN over that. Argentina is pretty much a Banana Republic which is why they behave like that. Sending those 655 young conscripts to their deaths against the Paras, Royal Marines and Gurkhas was tantamount to a suicide mission and La Presidenta would be advised not to send any more of her country's young people the same way.
Posted by: Cleethorpes Rock | June 16, 2012 at 02:15 PM
I don't know who those guys sitting beside her are, but they seemed to be highly embarrassed and giving out the impression that they would rather be anywhere else but there.
Posted by: Sean O'Hare | June 16, 2012 at 05:38 PM
What is the going rate for a first-rate hitman these days? Lets have a whip round!
Posted by: Frankland Macdonald Wood | June 16, 2012 at 05:47 PM
Everyone in the UK should stop buying Argintine goods, wine etc.and ask their supermarkets to remove such goods forthwith
Posted by: Jon Bailey | June 16, 2012 at 09:17 PM