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Thatcher and Falklands’ military campaign invoked by US presidential hopeful
A United States congresswoman running a surprising strong campaign for the Republican presidential nomination has compared herself to ex-British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in a foreign policy speech aimed in part at convincing US veterans that she would make a strong commander in chief. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesOh God !!!!
Sep 02nd, 2011 - 01:28 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@1 Artillero
Sep 02nd, 2011 - 02:42 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I second that.
On the plus side, if she gets the Republican nomination (which lets face it, ain't going to happen), she'd be the single greatest vote winner in the sane-and-normal-voter base that the Democrats will have ever had.
The prospect of this loon having access to the big red end the world button is too scary for all but the most politically partisan.
God save America! :-)))
Sep 02nd, 2011 - 02:54 pm - Link - Report abuse 02 Rufus: For once i agree.
Sep 02nd, 2011 - 03:12 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@2
Sep 02nd, 2011 - 03:12 pm - Link - Report abuse 0My prediction? Perry will win the Presidency .... and in Texas , nobody likes him and he gets elected all the time. Contradiction anyone?
Seems good. Time for someone to be prepared to slap down countries trying to go beyond their intelligence, maturity and capability.
Sep 02nd, 2011 - 04:05 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Wish it could be the UK. In the past 30 years we've slapped down Argentina (alone), Iraq (with the US) and Libya (with France). Time to rebuild our capabilities to the point where the only practical challenge would be from the US (not likely). Then we might get some reality, responsibility and peace.
Instead of having certain third world oiks flexing muscles they don't have. Are you listening, CFK?
Seems good who? Perry? Bachmann? CFK? more likely NONE of the above
Sep 02nd, 2011 - 04:33 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Ron Paul is the last hope for this nation.
Sep 02nd, 2011 - 04:53 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Bachman is thinks she's Thatcher?
My god, I pitty those souls who support that clown. If she wins the GOP nomination or Rick Perry, then there is no more hope for this nation.
Maggie said that Sarah Palin is nuts. Where is Sarah Palin, where is she? Bear hunting again? Why is Sarah Palin related to Aldous Huxley???
Sep 02nd, 2011 - 06:03 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@8
Sep 02nd, 2011 - 06:10 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I agree with 100% BUT he doesn't have enough votes to win .... he is from Texas, isn't he? :-)))
M.ThatCHEr = TIN LADY = M.Bachmann
Sep 02nd, 2011 - 06:32 pm - Link - Report abuse 0M.ThatCHEr + M.Bachmann = TINTIN LADIES !!
Conqueror: Grow up.
Sep 02nd, 2011 - 06:53 pm - Link - Report abuse 0[] -12 zet
Sep 02nd, 2011 - 06:58 pm - Link - Report abuse 0don't forget the bribe branchs !!
George Clooney should give it a shot.
Sep 02nd, 2011 - 07:10 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I hear the Botox Queen is a fan.
another one who thinks the world problems can be resolved with tough talk and bombs. thatcher has so much blood in her hands and people still praise her. when argentina recovered the Malvinas, not 1 local was harmed, not 1 british soldier was killed. all the rights stipulated in the Geneva convention were observed. and what did she do? she chose the path of weapons, killing, and destruction; instead of acknowledging that the main problem was the lack of dialogue and empathy.
Sep 02nd, 2011 - 07:26 pm - Link - Report abuse 0[15]
Sep 02nd, 2011 - 07:33 pm - Link - Report abuse 0once again its all our fault,
BS as you argies dont know what the truth it,
@ 15 lol I can't believe what I'm reading “not 1 local was harmed, not 1 british soldier was killed, all the rights stupulated blah blah blah” a memory bug!!! “she chose the path of weapons” nitwit!!! Argentina invaded another people's property, what did you expect Margaret Thatcher to do? just lay back and relax as our soldiers took over the islands? Before that relations between the falklanders and argentines were really good, there was friendship, now look what we have? SH*T!!! Thank you :)
Sep 02nd, 2011 - 09:21 pm - Link - Report abuse 0and all it takes is for argentina to give up the claim,
Sep 02nd, 2011 - 10:11 pm - Link - Report abuse 0is that to hard to do ,
to make people happy again,
instead of turning your own people into hatred of everything british,
that will last for generations to come .
Nope!! Briton, It is not for long time, I told you many time!! mate!! forget
Sep 02nd, 2011 - 10:23 pm - Link - Report abuse 0forget, forget, now ive forggoten what i was going to say,
Sep 02nd, 2011 - 11:06 pm - Link - Report abuse 0but just to remove the hatred, and to make an effort to be nice to the falklands,
whats wrong with that .
Hatred is an essential part of life. If Argentina gave up its claim we would have to revert back to hating the Germans and I quite like them now.
Sep 03rd, 2011 - 07:20 am - Link - Report abuse 0No, I'm all for Argentina continuing to claim because as we all know claiming ain't getting.
BTW how's the oil that isn't there coming on, haven't seen any news on that in the last 10 minutes.
Back to more important matters - have Argentina named their team yet?
“not 1 british soldier was killed. ”
Sep 03rd, 2011 - 11:10 am - Link - Report abuse 0Yet you lost a few of yours, and almost a ship to our small squad. Your troops were crap.
“she chose the path of weapons, killing, and destruction; instead of acknowledging that the main problem was the lack of dialogue and empathy”
I believe it was Argentina who attacked the islands first. You can try and twist it as much as you like but Argentina invaded the islands and started combat. We simply defended our citizens.
Admirals attack Harrier scrapping
Sep 03rd, 2011 - 04:30 pm - Link - Report abuse 010 November 2011
A group of retired admirals has called on government to reverse its decision to decommission HMS Ark Royal and the UK's Harrier jets as set out in the Strategic Defence and Security Review.
The group made the call in a letter to The Times newspaper signed by former Royal Navy chiefs Lord West and Sir Julian Oswald as well as Vice-Admiral Sir Jeremy Blackham, Vice-Admiral John Mcanally and Major General Julian Thompson.
In the letter, the group say the decision to scrap the harriers is “strategically and financially perverse”, and could result in the UK losing the “newly valuable” Falkland islands.
The letter reads: ”In respect of the newly valuable Falklands and their oilfields, because of these and other cuts, for the next 10 years at least, Argentina is practically invited to attempt to inflict on us a national humiliation on the scale of the loss of Singapore.
tick tock tick.....
Can we hope that one day they will grow up and stop trying to be wannabe dictators,
Sep 03rd, 2011 - 04:31 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Picking on and threatening a peaceful little island ,
and be supported by some of there indoctrinated bloggers, just insults and degrades all the decent argie people, but then again cowards have no shame.
Just shameful intensions .
“A group of retired admirals ” ho hum.... You know the three most useless things you can have on a boat? A wheelbarrow, an umbrella and an admiral... not necessarily on that order.....
Sep 04th, 2011 - 12:30 am - Link - Report abuse 0“tick tock tick.....”
Sep 04th, 2011 - 04:11 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Tick tock for what? Argentina states on every occasion that they won't invade. Infact, you're in no state TO invade. That Tick Tock Clock has been going for a good 180 years now.
I hope you're patient. Forever is a long time.
fantazum2011
Sep 04th, 2011 - 06:13 pm - Link - Report abuse 0With all these secrets and agents you have, i thought you would have taken the hind by now, boy just what de we have to do [spell it out]
We have nothing, no men-no ships - no planes, were broke
We cannot get down their, we cannot defend it anymore,
We made sure it was printed in the worlds press, UN, and the argentine times, can you not take the HINT , do you not want Cameron to follow in Maggie’s foot steps,
Your choice, your move your decision your invasion,
Take the hint, or stop please reading comics,
thanks?
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