Monday, March 06, 2006
Falklands Again?!
Liam Fox has told reporters that there could be a re-run of the Falklands War that happened in 1982. Speaking at the Scottish Party conference he makes the claim that Argentina is causing considerable tension: “doubling the size of their air force and fitting new missiles to their fighters and ground attack planes”
This is extremely worrying because Labour has been cutting back on defence spending. If you take the 1982 war we still found it considerably difficult because of the geographic positioning of the country Let alone today with the de-sized army!
However, like usual the Labour government denounce such a threat. “A Foreign Office spokesman said a fishing vessel had been boarded recently in international waters off the Falklands but there was no record of any serious security concerns.” Or if you read other sources: “Government advisers are demanding Tony Blair warn the Argentinean President Nestor Kirchner to keep his hands off”
Personally with the commitments of the British forces at the moment and the overstretched T.A. who have been re-assigned to help the current operations, I don’t think we are capable of securing the legitimate British territory. It’s early days yet but it is possible that such a war could happen. Even Venezuela’s president has called on Tony Blair to return the Falkland Islands to Argentina, accusing the Prime Minister of being a "pawn" of Washington. Although take this with caution as he is an outspoken critic of Tony Blair and his “imperialism” –but I don’t mind!
# posted by Rich @ 9:09 pm 
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I've read a few speeches and comments about this but have dismissed them as people on the fringes of politics, however Fox making this speech brings great interest.
As Chris says it is definitely worth keeping an eye on.
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As Chris says it is definitely worth keeping an eye on.
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