Falkland Islands: What are the competing claims?

Dec 2011
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Put Argentina and Britain's best boxer in the ring and duke it out. Winner take all.

No, seriously, they belong to the British and will most likely always retain them.
 
Jan 2012
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Agree with Comet here. It's part of the UK overseas. The Argentinians can't demand it as long as the majority of the inhabitants on the Falklands want to remain British.
 
Feb 2012
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I am somewhat dumb on the subject. I actually thought that was settled years ago. And was surprised to see it being drug up again at this late date.

Argentina has never accepted it and since the prospect of oil has arisen things seem to have moved from a simmer to a rolling boil.
They have complained to the UN that the UK has increased 'militarisation' there and base this on a nuclear submarine being in the area and the fact that Prince William...a search and rescue helicopter pilot...has been posted there for 6 weeks.
 
Jan 2012
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Argentina has never accepted it and since the prospect of oil has arisen things seem to have moved from a simmer to a rolling boil.
They have complained to the UN that the UK has increased 'militarisation' there and base this on a nuclear submarine being in the area and the fact that Prince William...a search and rescue helicopter pilot...has been posted there for 6 weeks.

Exactly. To celebrate an anniversary. Every single country marks anniversaries for their victories nowadays, the Argentinians are just exaggerating to make a point, whatever that would be. :rolleyes:
 
Mar 2009
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Argentina has never accepted it and since the prospect of oil has arisen things seem to have moved from a simmer to a rolling boil.
They have complained to the UN that the UK has increased 'militarisation' there and base this on a nuclear submarine being in the area and the fact that Prince William...a search and rescue helicopter pilot...has been posted there for 6 weeks.
I saw that they felt threatened by Prince William.:D I think they should worry more about Prince Harry. He is the one that would shoot them in the butt.;)
 
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