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Originally posted by Kolmo
one more thing, you may have stolen a small insignificant island with a couple of penguins,
Originally posted by ignorant_ape
Originally posted by Kolmo
one more thing, you may have stolen a small insignificant island with a couple of penguins,
so the obvious questions ?
1 - why the fook are you carping on about it
2 - why do you want them back
3 - why are you spitting your dummy out
PS - last but not least , thanks for the graphic demonstration that your countryman was a cheating bastard
Keep smiling Kolmo, i know i am
Originally posted by UK Alien Buff
I MAKE NO APOLOGIES FOR MY argies USE AS I'M BRITISH AND WE'RE WILLING TO GIVE THEM A DAMM GOOD TRASHING AGAIN
Originally posted by Kolmo
TO stumason:
You really know nothing do you.. making up your own facts, and how many times are you going to say BS, stfu, learn some vocabulary.
Originally posted by Kolmo
Of course the US would help UK, whatever Bush does, Tony does, vice versa.. look at the impression the world has on these 2 countries, going to yet another war would be incredibly bad for their reputation, specially as they are in Iraq now.
Originally posted by Kolmo
I know many countries would not be content with this.
Originally posted by Kolmo
The reason we lost many planes was because you had the harrier, logical.
Originally posted by Kolmo
I still fail to comprehend how you can continue to function on any level with an IQ that is three degrees below whale hsit.
So please, as the lil chavy brit that you are, after u finish ur baked beans and what not, do me a favour and go back to primary school. "ta"
Originally posted by C ROBERTSON
If you leave it a couple of years we'll have a nice testing ground for some shiney eurofighters...
3) The US would help automatically, rubbish - they didnt in 82" and they would'nt now, why? Cause its a British internal affair.
Originally posted by nastalgik
BOCA JUNIORS!!!!!!!!!!!!! back on topic. Is their army even capable of such an invasion? How many ships does the Royal Navy have stationed there?. (im sure the "there and theirs are wrong,lol")
Originally posted by C ROBERTSON
The falklands now have a much bigger military presence rather than the token force before the war - thats how the argies were able to invade so easily, not to mention there's still hundreds of mines on the beaches...
Current Force: 4 Tornado F3's, 1 Herc, 1 VC10, 2 Seakings, at least 500 Army Troops including a REME detachment, Several light armoured vehicles, a couple of rapier batteries, a small castle class patrol vessel, there's usally a type 42 in the area (HMS Edinburgh i belive) and always the possibility of a trident roving around (classified). Also the FIDF (Falklands Islands Defence Force) - Angry Locals who arent in a hurry to be ruled by argies, who frankly have no right.
Thats more than enough to hold out for a while untill they could fly in more troops and air support form Ascention Island.
If you leave it a couple of years we'll have a nice testing ground for some shiney eurofighters...
[edit on 7/2/07 by C ROBERTSON]
Originally posted by sip
Just to stir things up a little more...
The British keep going on about giving the "Argies" a damn good thrashing, tally-ho and all that. Is this the same thrashing they're giving out in Iraq? Or Afghanistan? Or the infamous Troubles in Northern Ireland (Yeah they "beat" the IRA).
It would be stupid if Argentina attempted to take the Falklands, and yes the British Army would take the islands, but they wouldn't last a guerilla(sic?) war. I don't think their military would stretch that far for a long war. Doubt they are happy with what Bush has dragged them into in the Middle East.
sip
Originally posted by carslake
Oh no my friend the British win counter-insurgency wars read the history please.
britains-smallwars.com...
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[edit on 10-2-2007 by carslake]
Originally posted by sip
It would be stupid if Argentina attempted to take the Falklands, and yes the British Army would take the islands, but they wouldn't last a guerilla(sic?) war.
Originally posted by Ste2652
Originally posted by sip
It would be stupid if Argentina attempted to take the Falklands, and yes the British Army would take the islands, but they wouldn't last a guerilla(sic?) war.
The Falklands are probably one of the worst places on earth to be a guerilla fighter. The weather is terrible and extremely cold in winter, meaning you'd need some permanent shelters to hide in. You'd probably die of exposure otherwise and - let's face it - a tent isn't too hard to spot from a plane or a helicopter. Or even satellites. It's also hard to blend in with the locals since the population is relatively small - they'd probably realise that they'd never seen you before if you turned up on their doorstep asking for somewhere to sleep.
Secondly, you have the size of the Falklands - they're called the Falkland Islands (plural) for a reason - there's two main islands plus lots of smaller ones. Which one do the guerillas stay on? Can they travel without being spotted? How can they hide for long due to the small size of the islands?
Thirdly, we then come to the fact that the Falklands are islands. Nowhere to run, and resupplying the guerillas would be extremely difficult. The RAF could shoot down transport planes, the Royal Navy could sink transport vessels and the local populace wouldn't help you since your army had just been kicked out again. And again, the weather makes it difficult to resupply.
I'm sure there are other factors, but I think the Falklands are one of the few places that make it hard to sustain a guerilla war.
And as I said before, Argentina has nothing really to gain by trying to retake the islands via force, besides probably alienation from much of the international community (I wonder how other South American leaders such as Chavez would react to Argentine 'imperialism'? Knowing him, he'd probably support it... the hypocrite ) and some nasty sanctions which will cripple its economy again. Galtieri was short sighted enough not to realise the mistake he made the first time. I hope the Argentine government doesn't make the same mistake again.
Originally posted by sip
Yup I agree but the war doesn't have to stay in the Falklands. It's easy to target mainland Britain as the recent Tube Bombings have shown. A more effective method would be hitting Britain itself.