Falklands debate

[RickyR]

Stu, was warships there last time I was in the Falklands about 4 years back.
Have been to Stanley quite a few times, the place is a bit of a hole to be honest, a few manky pubs and a fish n chip shop.

However the reality is, many countries have overseas territories, and are they all going to give them back? Why does Argentina want the islands when they are full of Brits? What on earth are they going to do with the islands if they don't find oil?
The reality is that Argentina is going through a depression as they rest of the countries are, and a bit of war mongering overseas does good to keep the citizens happy, definately wins votes.

How about Ceuta, Melilla, Gibraltar, French Guiana, Reunion, Mayotte?

[joebloggs]

Stu, was warships there last time I was in the Falklands about 4 years back.
Have been to Stanley quite a few times, the place is a bit of a hole to be honest, a few manky pubs and a fish n chip shop.

However the reality is, many countries have overseas territories, and are they all going to give them back? Why does Argentina want the islands when they are full of Brits? What on earth are they going to do with the islands if they don't find oil?
The reality is that Argentina is going through a depression as they rest of the countries are, and a bit of war mongering overseas does good to keep the citizens happy, definately wins votes.

How about Ceuta, Melilla, Gibraltar, French Guiana, Reunion, Mayotte?

and when some soviet states pull out the Union, Baltic's states are free, some Arabic states ditch their dictators, Argentina want the Falklands, China got HK they want Taiwan and are sniffing around Philippines waters.

[subseastu]

Stu, was warships there last time I was in the Falklands about 4 years back.
Have been to Stanley quite a few times, the place is a bit of a hole to be honest, a few manky pubs and a fish n chip shop.

However the reality is, many countries have overseas territories, and are they all going to give them back? Why does Argentina want the islands when they are full of Brits? What on earth are they going to do with the islands if they don't find oil?
The reality is that Argentina is going through a depression as they rest of the countries are, and a bit of war mongering overseas does good to keep the citizens happy, definately wins votes.

How about Ceuta, Melilla, Gibraltar, French Guiana, Reunion, Mayotte?

Ricky, sorry mate are you saying there wasn't a warship last time you went to the Falklands? They used to berth up with us in Chousel (don't think thats spelt right but it was a long time ago for me) sound, Mare Harbour. You're right about Stanley though, I found it quite a surreal place to be honest. Very strange walking into a pub to find its someones front room where they've built a small bar with a fridge and you have a seat on their old 3 peice suite whilst drinking a can they bascally brought from the Spar!

Good point about the warmongering bit as well though it does beg the question why they have been banging on about the islands for so so long now though? I believe the possible presence of oil is a relatively new development so it can't be that, can it?

To be honest I hope they find oil as I've invested in one of the companies down there, not oneof my best moves to be honest with the way things are going!!