Born Hunter 17,775 Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 Yet again they are moaning...... Our response (should be); http://www.fleetstreetfox.com/2013/01/dear-argentina.html and 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 spot on that Quote Link to post Share on other sites
revij22 113 Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 class love it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chartpolski 23,928 Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 Interesting, though a little long-winded ! Why not; "Shut the f**k up whinging about the Falklands, or we'll send the Marines back !!!!", Yes, of course the British Military is much depleted these days, but still good enough to scare the shit out of a bunch of Dago's !! Cheers. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,775 Posted January 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 The British Military still punch well above their weight. I very much doubt the Argies would even consider another invasion. The islands are too heavily guarded. I read an article last week about the Argentine cammandos attempted attacks on other British territories durring the Falklands conflict. They wanted to attack Britain itself but considered it too difficult so instead got commandos with limpet mines to Spain with the intention to attack British ships off Gibraltar! The commandos were caught by Spanish police and allowed home after being treated incredibly well for terrorists. Spain also neglected to inform us as they should have as a NATO member! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chartpolski 23,928 Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 The British Military still punch well above their weight. I very much doubt the Argies would even consider another invasion. The islands are too heavily guarded. I read an article last week about the Argentine cammandos attempted attacks on other British territories durring the Falklands conflict. They wanted to attack Britain itself but considered it too difficult so instead got commandos with limpet mines to Spain with the intention to attack British ships off Gibraltar! The commandos were caught by Spanish police and allowed home after being treated incredibly well for terrorists. Spain also neglected to inform us as they should have as a NATO member! Spain hates us as much because of Gibraltar, as Argentina does over the Falklands !! I'm supprised the French don't want the Channel Isles !! LOL !! Cheers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 There are 194 countries in the known world at some point in history we have invaded 172 of them :laugh: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 There are 194 countries in the known world at some point in history we have invaded 172 of them :laugh: About fecking time we got our fingers out and invaded the remaining 22 IMO! Out of interest with that statistic, do you know how many of those 172 countries existed as sovereign nations before we went there? I'm betting a decent number of them didn't even exist until after we left/were forcibly evicted/asked to leave! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
undisputed 1,664 Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 They couldn't afford the diesil Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nik_B 3,790 Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 Interesting, though a little long-winded ! Why not; "Shut the f**k up whinging about the Falklands, or we'll send the Marines back !!!!", Yes, of course the British Military is much depleted these days, but still good enough to scare the shit out of a bunch of Dago's !! Cheers. British army is way more powerful that it was during the Falklands war. We've got better air power, Apache gunships, drones and an army with a lot more combat experience. The only thing we don't have right now is an aircraft carrier but I don't think that's as much a big deal this time round. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chartpolski 23,928 Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 There are 194 countries in the known world at some point in history we have invaded 172 of them :laugh: About fecking time we got our fingers out and invaded the remaining 22 IMO! Out of interest with that statistic, do you know how many of those 172 countries existed as sovereign nations before we went there? I'm betting a decent number of them didn't even exist until after we left/were forcibly evicted/asked to leave! When we owned India, it was one big country, we partitioned it just before we left, into India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Same with the Middle East; Us and France split it into lots of seperate countries after the first world war, (Sykes-Picot Treaty), and even installed a few Kings in countries they had no right to be anywhere near !!! Ah !!! The good old days of Gun Boat Diplomacy !! Makes me all nostalgic !! LOL !! Cheers. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,775 Posted January 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 Interesting, though a little long-winded ! Why not; "Shut the f**k up whinging about the Falklands, or we'll send the Marines back !!!!", Yes, of course the British Military is much depleted these days, but still good enough to scare the shit out of a bunch of Dago's !! Cheers. British army is way more powerful that it was during the Falklands war. We've got better air power, Apache gunships, drones and an army with a lot more combat experience. The only thing we don't have right now is an aircraft carrier but I don't think that's as much a big deal this time round. Technically we have an aircraft carrier............ just not much of an offensive air arm! Or at least for the next few years. I'd add sub launched tomahawks to that list. They would be devastating! We still have a hell of a lot of clout! Also add to that the fact that British forces have been heavily involved in hard conflicts for the past 11 years now. Our troops know the score! It's all a mute point though, there's not going to be another fight anytime in the near future. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 There are 194 countries in the known world at some point in history we have invaded 172 of them :laugh: About fecking time we got our fingers out and invaded the remaining 22 IMO! Out of interest with that statistic, do you know how many of those 172 countries existed as sovereign nations before we went there? I'm betting a decent number of them didn't even exist until after we left/were forcibly evicted/asked to leave! When we owned India, it was one big country, we partitioned it just before we left, into India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Same with the Middle East; Us and France split it into lots of seperate countries after the first world war, (Sykes-Picot Treaty), and even installed a few Kings in countries they had no right to be anywhere near !!! Ah !!! The good old days of Gun Boat Diplomacy !! Makes me all nostalgic !! LOL !! Cheers. Technically we partitioned it into India, and East and West Pakistan did we not? East Pakistan won a war of independence from West Pakistan with India's help and so Bangladesh was born.. The Middle East, was all just various Ottoman administered tribal provinces until the Ottoman Empire was defeated by the allies in WW1/the Arab revolt.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 47,175 Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 Interesting, though a little long-winded ! Why not; "Shut the f**k up whinging about the Falklands, or we'll send the Marines back !!!!", Yes, of course the British Military is much depleted these days, but still good enough to scare the shit out of a bunch of Dago's !! Cheers. British army is way more powerful that it was during the Falklands war. We've got better air power, Apache gunships, drones and an army with a lot more combat experience. The only thing we don't have right now is an aircraft carrier but I don't think that's as much a big deal this time round. Agreed, all our kit is much better and a lot of that is down to the Falklands war, especially boots and clothing. But make no mistake, not having an aircraft carrier is a very big deal in seaborn operations or costal operations......don't let politicians tell you any different. That's why all the American battle groups are so powerful, Only having one is bad, but for a great naval nation and island race not having any is rediculous ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 we could always borrow one Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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