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Old 01-03-2011, 06:02 PM
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Originally Posted by pmulcahy11b View Post
Britain already has enough of a foreign adventure on its hands.

The problem is that sooner or later, the Falklands and the Mother Country are simply going to lose touch, since the distances are so vast, with everything except radio.
Paul,

I tend to see this as well. The Argentinians had a good relationship with the people of the Malvinas (which is probably the correct way to refer to the Falklands with respect to the Argentinians) in the 70's up until the war. There were talks between Britain and Argentina to hand over the islands to Argentina, or at least devolve sovereignty in some sense.

That said, is there some strategic reason for the UK to hang onto the Malvinas/Falklands?

Tony
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