Chile were also a big help in 1982, they still have a "disagreement" with Argentina themselves.
A friend of mine works in the oil industry and he has said they have found some oil down there, and its similar to North sea oil in its quality. Its just a lot trickier to find it.
RAF Mount Pleasant would allow the reinforcement of the Falklands within 16 hours, so 3 Aircraft and there is an extra 600/800 troops in place, thier resupply would be an issue, but there was certainly enough Ammo on the Islands in the mid 80's to keep a decent sized force going for a while.
Food could be locally sourced from other South American states, but loosing that many troops for a few years would be inconvenient in the least. The local population may not be so welcoming of a large force of bored troops on their doorstep.
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