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EU calls on Argentina to respect international trade commitments
The European Union has called on Argentina to respect international trade commitments, following on the announcement by the Minister of Industry to boycott the purchase of imports originating in the UK in an escalating row over the Falklands. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesThe whole world is with you Argentina - chortle, chortle...
Mar 07th, 2012 - 11:29 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The European who?
Mar 07th, 2012 - 11:35 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@ 2 The Europeans, Marcos, the same group of people where grandparents of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and Néstor Kirchner, and many of us come from. But don't be scared peronista, let's see what happens, I think Cristina is doing a great job, don't ya think? :)
Mar 07th, 2012 - 11:49 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Oh dear, more bad news for Argentina.
Mar 07th, 2012 - 11:52 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The USA, the EU and the UK threatening to seek trade sanctions against Argentina, looks like if Argentina doesn't listen its next default could be even sooner.
I do wonder what the IMF will do when Argentina continues to misreport economic figures, maybe nothing other than more global condemnation although this shouldn't be too much of a concern since CFK and Timmerman have single handedly destroyed any credibility the government may of had.
The is the last thing a struggling Argentina needs.
@2 “european who?” you should no they paid you £50 million in aid, you didnt turn that away did you, spongers
Mar 07th, 2012 - 11:53 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@2
Mar 08th, 2012 - 12:00 am - Link - Report abuse 0That'll be the same people you said were on your side (you know, along with the rest of the world, outer solar system etc.) but we now find that they arent, just like the Yanks and the rest of South America.
Still you do have Venezuela, Syria and Cuba, chortle, chortle...
Cruise missile coming your way soon Marcos. Duck!
Latest results in the S. Atlantic cup:
Mar 08th, 2012 - 12:02 am - Link - Report abuse 0England 7 (cruise blockade (og),trade ban(og),comical crissy(og), Self-Determination, UN Member Veto, Military Advantage,EU Backing)
Argentina 0
subs used:Argentina (penn,chavez,morrisey,waters), injured (chavez)
subs used:England (non used yet)
the clock is ticking for argentina as they face what is another humiliating whitewash at the hands of the english.
Another poll !
Mar 08th, 2012 - 12:04 am - Link - Report abuse 0Young Argentines do not support their Government apparently.
http://falklandsnews.wordpress.com/2012/03/08/young-argentines-less-certain-over-falklands-sovereignty/
@ 4 what do you mean with “may of had”? Do you mean “may have had”?
Mar 08th, 2012 - 12:04 am - Link - Report abuse 0The EU has to come and help the Strong Lyon ? MMIAUUU!! Sure my Lord.
Mar 08th, 2012 - 12:05 am - Link - Report abuse 0Read more international news and do not be so dump by reading ONLY Enlglish and Republic News.
Argentina asked to be heard to the UN community that COLONIALISTS PURITANS PIRATS ARE PLANTING NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN THE ONLY CLEAN PLACE IN THE WORLD. No, it does not work that way anymore. Try to reach Average IQ. Have you not learned the consequences of war yet?
@10
Mar 08th, 2012 - 12:10 am - Link - Report abuse 0“Have you not learned the consequences of war yet”?
You should really be asking that question of yourselves. If you want the FI you will have to take it militarily from the UK. Are you up for it?
Growing voice for our armed forces to send cruise missiles onto the Argentine mainland to totally destroy your military. It would be interesting too see what your neighbours, who all have territorial disputes against you, would make of an Argentina unable to defend itself.
I'd also suggest that we take out the Presidential Palace, hopefully with your President in it.
Morrissey's band wear 'We Hate William and Kate' T-shirts in Argentina”
Mar 08th, 2012 - 12:10 am - Link - Report abuse 0http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/falklandislands/9126635/Falklands-Morrisseys-band-wear-We-Hate-William-and-Kate-T-shirts-in-Argentina.html
@ 10 “Puritan Pirats are Planting Nuclear Weapons in the only clean place in the world.” I don't know what you're drinking, but it looks funny, give me some of it please lol
Mar 08th, 2012 - 12:11 am - Link - Report abuse 0@9 - Ever heard of double negatives?
Mar 08th, 2012 - 12:16 am - Link - Report abuse 0@10 bitter? you asked EU for help and was left found wanting, they know what side their bread is buttered, Argentina is turd nugget clinging on to the ubend of oblivion one hard flush and you will be with the rest of the sh*t, and the UK needs a huge dump, brace yourselves..incoming!
Mar 08th, 2012 - 12:18 am - Link - Report abuse 0@12
Mar 08th, 2012 - 12:20 am - Link - Report abuse 0Just shows what wankers they all are. Who would wear a t-shirt with a slogan on saying you hate someone? Even children would know better.
Got to say that the whole band dont look overly chuffed to be wearing the t-shirts. I wonder if they were forced to by your democratic (cough, cough) government?
@ 14 “may of had” is not a double negative, that's not even English. What are you talking about? hahaha
Mar 08th, 2012 - 12:28 am - Link - Report abuse 0Well Argentina applauded Britains decision to go to a recognised international body in the EU,I wonder if Argentina is still so enthusiastic now? whos next YMCA or maybe even NASA if all that fails im sure jeremy kyle will give you an audience
Mar 08th, 2012 - 12:29 am - Link - Report abuse 0we cant help with Iran , when we have a lunatic on the loose,
Mar 08th, 2012 - 12:31 am - Link - Report abuse 0something tell me, that argentina is fast running out of everything, including exuses .
Timerman responds :-)
Mar 08th, 2012 - 12:58 am - Link - Report abuse 0http://falklandsnews.wordpress.com/2012/03/08/argentinas-foreign-ministry-reject-eus-complaint/
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Mar 08th, 2012 - 02:46 am - Link - Report abuse 0(8) Mr Lorton
Mar 08th, 2012 - 05:48 am - Link - Report abuse 0You like polls?
What about this one; the first serious British poll of a loooong succession to come….
http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/44427/britons-want-diplomacy-if-falkland-islands-tension-continues/
The results are pretty darn interesting…………:
1) In the online survey of a representative sample of 2,011 British adults, more than half of respondents (56%) believe the Government should engage in diplomatic negotiations with Argentina to seek a solution that would please both sides.
2) A majority of respondents (51%) do not think the current tension in the Falkland Islands will lead to a new war.
3) One-in-four Britons (26%) think the Government should use any means necessary, including military force, to continue with the planned oil exploration.
PS:
Please take into account that we Argentineans haven’t even started our diplomatic ”Charm Offensive” in the beautiful Great United Kingdom of Britain…..
Chuckle chuckle®
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1) In the online survey of a representative sample of 2,011 British adults, more than half of respondents (56%) believe the Government should engage in diplomatic negotiations with Argentina to seek a solution that would please both sides.
2) A majority of respondents (51%) do not think the current tension in the Falkland Islands will lead to a new war.
3) One-in-four Britons (26%) think the Government should use any means necessary, including military force, to continue with the planned oil exploration.
PS:
Please take into account that we Argentineans haven’t even started our diplomatic ”Charm Offensive” in the beautiful Great United Kingdom of Britain…..
Chuckle chuckle®
http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/44427/britons-want-diplomacy-if-falkland-islands-tension-continues/
@think
Mar 08th, 2012 - 06:53 am - Link - Report abuse 0So what? All that proves it that people want to engage with you to ease tensions - but that does'nt mean that they want to surrender sovereignty of the islands. Your antics have not been reported very widely in the UK.
If you try to interfere with our interests in the Falklands in a more aggressive way, opinion would swing against you.
8 Lord Ton
Mar 08th, 2012 - 09:12 am - Link - Report abuse 0It looks like the younger generations have their priorities right and are more concerned with local politics. It will be a pleasure to do business with them in 10 or 20 years when all of the sad Malvinistas have died off.
Thanks Lord Ton, I enjoy reading your stuff.
Argentina calls on Europe to support anti-colonialism.Young Argentina support call for decolonisation of south America!
Mar 08th, 2012 - 09:27 am - Link - Report abuse 0Why are they even bothering? Asking Argentina to comply with anything they signed up to is as physically impossible as asking a rock to dance.
Mar 08th, 2012 - 09:44 am - Link - Report abuse 0Argentinians only listen to action or inaction. So we either put up trade barriers, or we just ignore them. You choose.
[trade barriers] [ignore them]
this is fake tactical news (gossip)...
Mar 08th, 2012 - 10:52 am - Link - Report abuse 0just like a typical British maneuver against the economic sige around Malvinas as a retaliation, this subject is out of EU interests also harmful.
@27 At least you agree that there is currently an economic siege of the islands.
Mar 08th, 2012 - 10:56 am - Link - Report abuse 0I know Think - I did an early article on it - perhaps you read it ? Yawn. Darned lol
Mar 08th, 2012 - 11:10 am - Link - Report abuse 0#24 - Thank you - the pleasure is all mine :-)
With regard to what school children are allegedly taught about 'las Malvinas' (cough, splutter), I suppose it is only natural that sooner or later, as youth tends to do everywhere, that they will begin to rebel against being brain washed.
Mar 08th, 2012 - 11:25 am - Link - Report abuse 0I remember a band wrote a song about it, Pink Floyd I think it was, a song called Brick in the Wall and the line went 'hey! teacher! leave them kids alone!'
Irony eh?
Yes I know Roger Waters has done some back peddling but never the less ..........
Anyway it is nice to know that Argentine youth are thinking rationally and for themselves. Maybe Argentina really can grow up and move on without having a perpetual hissy fit about things they are not entitled to.
Sr. Timerman's tactic is to muddy the *Trading* environment because the political and legal environments leave him no room to further his TFI cause on behalf of Argentina and the ruling Peronistas.
Mar 08th, 2012 - 11:30 am - Link - Report abuse 0As we speak, EU countries are - as a bloc and individually - sourcing new supplying countries for the products currently traded from Argentina; not because they want to destroy the trading relationship, but through pragmatic best-management.
Materials and products will continue to flow in to the UK - probably to and from from Brasil under a bilateral arrangement,
and Argentina will suffer the increasing problems of being serially de-rated as a reliable trade/financial partner on the world markets.
This can only accelerate the ultimate decline to national spasmic financial collapse.
My hope is that Brasil can remain immune to the collapse of its southern trade-'partner', who seems set on a course of self-destruction
- taking over the spanish (EU) oil assets, and straining relationships with the giant EU car/truck manufacturers.
“Thank God for China”, we hear CFK say, under her breath.
@25Yuleno,
Mar 08th, 2012 - 11:50 am - Link - Report abuse 0Ah, yuleno, you've surfaced at last.
We were have a small disagreement, when the thread finished.
But thats water under the bridge & you were losing anyway.
Yes, l agree with you.
l would love to see South America decolonised.
So when are all you Argentines going back to Spain or ltaly or Croatia or where ever it is you all came from?
Soon?
Oh, you thought that it only applied to other people & not to you?
Of course, you're from Argentina. Silly me. Rules are for other people aren't they.
Pillock.
32 lsolde
Mar 08th, 2012 - 12:54 pm - Link - Report abuse 0You see? it does work!! You can get them to crawl back out of the woodwork.
Now that you done this, could you work your magic and get Mavibaby to post a comment?
@25 Well, 'The Fabled Yuleno' is back.
Mar 08th, 2012 - 02:10 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Been on a crawl to the Vatican to see the chief delusionist have we, or just got back from rehab from all the crap being poured down your neck by CFK, et al?
Do tell.
@ 25 I didn't know your name was Argentina :p Stop your stupid propaganda, Europe is not the kingdom of the Botox Queen.
Mar 08th, 2012 - 03:57 pm - Link - Report abuse 025 - Love it you call for the de-colonisation of South America. Are you packing your bags then, Spanish then the RG's colonised Argentina displacing the native population. Bye Bye!!!
Mar 08th, 2012 - 04:47 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Are the French leaving French Guyana a proper functioning colony in South America???? USA leaving the Native American lands, Texas, Hawaii, Marshall Islands, Guam?? No of course they are not. Spain leaving Cueta point in Morroco???? No is that a different case???
Look, Argentina simply cannot be a good country. They're not even in the Eurovision.
Mar 08th, 2012 - 05:12 pm - Link - Report abuse 0why?, England is a great country?
Mar 08th, 2012 - 05:15 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@38 So far beyond you that you wouldn't believe. Here's a few statistics@
Mar 08th, 2012 - 06:05 pm - Link - Report abuse 0argieland GDP $710.7 billion
UK GDP $2.253 trillion
Do you understand how far that puts the UK beyond you? Can you come to grips with the concept that the UK's GDP is more than 317,000 times greater than that of argieland's?
@ 38 With the huge amount of resources this country has, it should be administered by people who really know what to do. You obviously can't do it.
Mar 08th, 2012 - 06:33 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Argentina won't respect anything. It is a case of 'do as I say' with them.
Mar 08th, 2012 - 06:59 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I am still waiting for them to give Argentina back to the indigenous population.....
40 who told you that I want to be a president of Argentina?, plus be careful, if your intention was to offended me tou didin t, to me you are a parasite and a waste of time
Mar 08th, 2012 - 07:04 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@31 GeoffWard2
Mar 08th, 2012 - 07:41 pm - Link - Report abuse 0With only one card left their hand (air link to Chile) to lay, the only option is to “up the anti” on those already laid.
I suspect EU countries are not alone re-sourcing supply away from Argentina.
Seeing what the near collapse of Greece has done for the EU, I suspect the economic demise of Argentina would impact much of S America. Brazil may be able to role with it better than some others, because of its size.
@42 pepegalleta
He has got a point, with the resources Argentina has, not to mention what is undiscovered (because no one is looking), Argentina should be chasing Brazil to overtake Britain in the world rankings. (we could have A BRICS countries)
But Argentina is not, and shows no signs of doing so, not even going in the right direction.
a trade war with the EU and the UK and the USA who next,
Mar 08th, 2012 - 07:59 pm - Link - Report abuse 0she might think she is clever, but she aint, but she may be ?/
who knows whats in her head .
Poor RGs lions being led by donkeys.
Mar 08th, 2012 - 08:20 pm - Link - Report abuse 0RG land GDP = 368 Billion $ and sinking
UK GDP = 2.25 Trillion $ and rising
@44 briton
Mar 08th, 2012 - 08:39 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“a trade war with the EU and the UK and the USA who next”
Chile, Paraguay, Uraguay and Brazil allready underway.
And what about external british debt?
Mar 08th, 2012 - 08:42 pm - Link - Report abuse 0http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_the_United_Kingdom
@ 47. The difference is that the UK recognises, acknowledges and services it's debts. The UK does not try to ignore them or tell the world that 'yes it can pay it's debts but isn't going to', like Argentina does. My guess is that Argentina cannot service it's debts, it is just that it's public figures are all bunk and this is the reason for this latest Argentine national hissy fit about the Falkland Islands.
Mar 08th, 2012 - 08:56 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Just wave and smile boys. Just wave and smile.
@47 pepegalleta
Mar 08th, 2012 - 09:00 pm - Link - Report abuse 0It's nice to have an international line of credit.
One day Argentina may get one back again.
36# you must familiarise yourself with what colonialism is?Reactionary attitude will take you to places you never intended.
Mar 08th, 2012 - 09:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Hey Isolde,
Mar 08th, 2012 - 10:46 pm - Link - Report abuse 0lay off my mate Yulendo. Give him a decent argument and a bit of space and you get a good conversation. You don't have to agree with what he says, but he is more of a thinker than most on the site.
Kisses,
Geoff.
48 I am with you about it, I am not peronista and I don t like CFK, but malvinas is not a government issue is a state issue
Mar 08th, 2012 - 11:47 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@ 50 you talking about reactionary attitudes lol stupid camporista
Mar 09th, 2012 - 02:59 am - Link - Report abuse 0@52 Sure, it's just one issue to one state.. Argentina. Meanwhile in the UK, it's not an issue at all.
Mar 09th, 2012 - 07:13 am - Link - Report abuse 0Sorry about that.
@51 GeoffWard2,
Mar 09th, 2012 - 09:26 am - Link - Report abuse 0Geoff,
l didn't think that l was picking on Yuleno anymore than any other malvinista here, except the Devious Dane, Squatter Think of course.
(he's fair game because he's such a hypocrite)!
l can't say that l agree with you that Yuleno gives a good conversation.
However because you asked so sweetly, l'll leave the man alone.
Although l don't think that he was bothered very much by me.
Hows things in Brazil?
Only ever met one Brazilian before. lt was in Australia & he was an ex-copper. Had some good stories. l got the impression that it was a very violent place.
Peace
@22 Think
Mar 09th, 2012 - 12:16 pm - Link - Report abuse 0You guys tried a diplomatic charm offensive once before .... sent Falkland Islanders Pingu videos, a signed photo of Guido di Tella and the Argentine all girl Beatles tribute band. These gifts were received with some amusement and a small degree of offense. A classic case of failure to understand and conduct proper research before addressing the target market. Are you sure you wouldn't make the same mistake twice?
@56 Being charming to an argentine is clearly just bribary.
Mar 09th, 2012 - 12:53 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Thanks Geoff for your intervention but I will wait to see its effect.Hope you enjoyed your holidays.Have you any contribution on Amritsar?
Mar 09th, 2012 - 05:35 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@58
Mar 09th, 2012 - 07:19 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The only thing that will 'stop@ the treatment is when you stop the abuse of Briton, Isolde and me.
UNDERSTAN DO WE?
Argie bloggers: Comply with international law. Or die. Preferably die. Don't care!
Mar 09th, 2012 - 07:59 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Whack im
Mar 09th, 2012 - 08:00 pm - Link - Report abuse 0agreed,
Mar 09th, 2012 - 09:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 0you are responsible for your own actions, not the group leader , savvy .
Conqueror base in your words you are a not brain, not even washbrain, not brain at all
Mar 09th, 2012 - 09:48 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Isolde #55
Mar 09th, 2012 - 10:44 pm - Link - Report abuse 0good evening, my friend.
People change, and I have noticed change in Yul and also in Elaine.
I'm pretty sure they are the same people but their argument is more combative.
The same with Forgetit, who occasionally gives in to the dark side these days.
I prefer when they think hard and post argument-winning debating comment.
Yul,
I posted on Amritsar, as did Isolde, some time back. Don't know of this new thread.
And I am in the UK at the moment. Cold and no carnival.
Geoff.
Conqueror, I will spit in you lr grave, you ll be dead before than me, I will spit and pis your grave, and your mother grave too mather F,,,, r
Mar 10th, 2012 - 01:06 am - Link - Report abuse 0@65
Mar 10th, 2012 - 02:24 am - Link - Report abuse 0Calm down Jo it's only a Blog
Pugol, thank you for your words, it is supoud to be a blog to discuss about somo issues, but, did you read 60 words?, Die?, what this guy is talking about?, does he wish argentians die?, he needs to have some respect don t you know?
Mar 10th, 2012 - 03:18 am - Link - Report abuse 0May be I don t share some ideas and other people doesn t share may way to see some issues, but wish to other people die makes that person a bad person, sorry is the way that I think.
Salud- Cheers
@64 Geoff,
Mar 10th, 2012 - 10:30 am - Link - Report abuse 0Yes you are correct.
My attitude has hardened to the Argentines.
Hope l never get like Conqueror!
But he may have his reasons.
Only now do l finally realise the perfidy of these people & am in a definite NO COMPROMISE mode.
l am suspicious of any “kindness” or “goodwill” from them as l think that there is always an ulterior motive.
They are obsessed with the Falklands & its something that they can never have.
ls Yuleno the same person as Yul?
Someone said on here that Yul was a Turk living in Germany.
l thought that maybe Yul was geo. But who cares.
Have a good time in the UK. l always do.
@67 pepegalleta
Mar 10th, 2012 - 02:21 pm - Link - Report abuse 0We have The Sun newspaper with a “Nuke the Argies” mentality. I’m sure you have similar in Argentina.
For myself I try not to copy the more extreme postings (from both sides) you sometimes see here.
On here people can say things I doubt they would really do.
Push a button and turn millions into vapour, millions more into walking shadows and condemn billions to misery and suffering, yea right.
I try to learn something where I can, talk to some intelligent people where I can, but not take it all too seriously.
Also I would say that in arguments, Brits (in general, if there is such a thing) do have a tendency to get nasty more than angry. This can take people by surprise who are not used to it.
Hi Isolde
Mar 10th, 2012 - 02:26 pm - Link - Report abuse 0yes, I mean Yulendo - didn't know there was a Yul.
Same with me - 'Geoff' is not me; 'Geoffward2' is me, though I occasionally sign off with Geoff when I chat to my friends.
Regards,
Geoff.
We all have been brainwashed since the world is world, the geopolitical is a human race creation. All is marketing.
Mar 10th, 2012 - 06:36 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I am in the most powerful country in this word, that makes me better than a guy in Chile without money to pay for healtcare or education?, the answer is not.
But the human race allways wants to create difference to start confilcts.
PACE on the world is what we need, not more nasty and dirty politicians
pepegalleta (
Mar 10th, 2012 - 07:06 pm - Link - Report abuse 0hi turd, you brainwashed into insulting others, turds like you are not welcome, you insult but no appolagise, so sod off turd, you not welcome thief .
@72 briton,
Mar 11th, 2012 - 11:47 am - Link - Report abuse 0Yes, he annoyed me too & l said some things maybe l shouldn't have.
From now on l'm just going to ignore him.
Why don't you ignore him too? Don't descend to his level of insults.
Regard him as a non-person.
Sure Argentina will allow anyone to trade with us just as long as they are not sending nuclear subs or thefting the resources they want to trade from our ocean or land, we have rights as well even if we are not a white trash supremacist KKK we have rights do to others as they did with us, not long ago Argentina was under a blockade too it about time we payed back with the same coin..
Mar 11th, 2012 - 05:41 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“we are not a white trash supremacist KKK”
Mar 11th, 2012 - 06:31 pm - Link - Report abuse 0No you are a white trash supremacist CFK
Briton. again, hope you blow up in the nect war
Mar 11th, 2012 - 07:31 pm - Link - Report abuse 0for all your family;
R.I,P
74 Pirat-Hunter (#)
Mar 12th, 2012 - 10:34 am - Link - Report abuse 0It's YOUR ocean now is it?
76 pepegalleta (#)
So now you have stooped to threatening peoples families? That is VERY dangerous ground that is. You got family of your own have you? How would you like it if somebody threatened them? However academic the threat might be. You do not threaten peoples families. That is when things get really ugly.
76 pepegalleta
Mar 12th, 2012 - 12:57 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Are you on crack? I hoping that you are on drugs because posting that comment while stone cold sober makes you a sad little piece of s**t.
you really are a sad little t*sser, now f**k off and don't post anything else on this website until you have grown up.
78 I don t really want to answer, I just ask you to read what that Briton wrote vefore about to UK sending a Nuke to kill all Argentinians, I still have family in Argentina, he wrote that in several ads . SEND A NUKE to ARGENTINA to kill all of ones,
Mar 12th, 2012 - 03:48 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Don t blame me, he start ghe crazy things, if he wish dead I wish the worst for him and his family.
Ignore him then, he is an idiot too. Nobody with any say in it is going to even threaten Argentina with nukes. Nukes are a deterrent against other nuclear armed nations who might threaten the UK. If Argentina had nukes and threatened the UK with them then you might have something to be concerned about but only to the extent that all nations with nuclear weapons have concerns. Nobody wants them but they are bloody difficult to get rid of. They are a bloody nuisance at best.
Mar 12th, 2012 - 05:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 0But here is a thing. Even if we were threatening Argentina with nukes, which we are not, a Trident missile has a range of at least 7500 miles. They wouldn't need to place it anywhere near Argentina, they could park it off the Isle of Wight and still hit BA if they wanted to. Even if they are a thousand miles away from Argentina so long as they are in international waters it would be none of Argentinas business. I cannot tell you where the Vanguards are anymore than Timmerman can but my guess is they are nowhere near Argentina, if there are any RN boats in the region they will be Hunter Killer class not Bombers. In other words, yes they are nuclear powered but no, they are NOT nuclear armed. They are designed to hunt and kill enemy surface and sub surface vessels primarily and also have a land attack capability but NOT a nuclear land attack capability.
I can not tell to
Hi 80 ,If I offended you please take my apologise but the other guy here is an idiot, is bot that I really wish what I wrote, I just did it to let the other stupid guy bad for what to wish to Argentinians, he wish the extermination, that make me upset, but again , sorry becouse of ny words,
Mar 12th, 2012 - 06:17 pm - Link - Report abuse 0have a great day
@ 81
Mar 12th, 2012 - 07:47 pm - Link - Report abuse 0You didn't offend me, you just worried me a bit. If some idiot thinks he has his finger on the British nuclear trigger, feel free to laugh at him but when somebody sounds like they are making personal threats...............
I can see now that you were doing no such thing and in context I understand your angst. I apologise. I can only speak for myself, I wish Argentina well and I wish Britain and Argentina could put all this behind us, there should'nt be anything else getting in the way of a good relationship between us.
But Falkland is the 'elephant in the room' now. We will not/cannot/should not talk soveriegnty unless the Falklanders want us to and we are obliged to defend them.
I have said it before and I'll say it again. Whatever the British did or have simply been accused of doing elswhere in the world 1) They did no worse than anybody else in context of the times and 2), They did not do it in the South Atlantic; and even if they did they, as I have said, are now obliged to defend 'what is'.
We didn't even want to before 1982, we were trying as hard as BA was to persuade the Falklanders to accept Argentine rule, pushing referendums and the like but even back then we were hampered by their right to self determination.
1982 changed all that; we have invested too much life and treasure in order to secure the islands and the future of the population there. It is a different world since then and that is Argentina's fault and responsibility, not the UK's.
Good luck to you and your sir.
82 you sound smart, I hope to all this issues can be solve with pace, Argentina will push to get the island, but again hope in pacefull maners
Mar 12th, 2012 - 09:35 pm - Link - Report abuse 0have a great day
@ 83. Fair play. Push away but you are wasting your energy when you could be doing something so much more constructive.
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