Britain to boost Falklands Islands defences

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  1. longknife

    longknife New Member

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    So what? Well, I've been following the news from this area of the world and this is one of those little known “hot spots” that seldom – if ever – appear in American news. The main problem is – you guessed it – oil! There are reported to be massive amounts of oil deposits in and around the island and Argentina is in desperate economic situations. They need income and energy.

    The question is – would Argentina actively seek to gain control of those oil deposits?

    Read more of this particular story @ http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-32031342
     
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    Yes, I think Argentina would try to take those islands militarily if they saw an opportunity. My father in law was on a cruise a few months ago and visited there. It's pretty barren and desolate, but still has some war wreckage around, which is their big tourist draw, such as it is.
     
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    The military contingent there spends most of its time finding and disarming expended rounds and mines.
     
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    As an Argentinian, I always thought that we were never interested in the islands until the day something interesting was found there.

    Is English occupation justified? At all. The islands were Spanish at the time of Argentina's first attempt of independence (1810), and were not established as English territory in 1816, when Argentina got its independence. So it seems that the islands should belong to Argentina.

    Answering to your question, Argentina will keep trying to gain control of those oil deposits, but only by the diplomatic way. Argentina does not have any military force to even attempt to regain control of the islands.

    It does not make sense also that considering all the problems we have in Argentina, we spend so much time with this issue. There is still people dying daily because of poverty and violence.

    Cheers.
     
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    My sincerest thanks for the post! I have RSS feeds that keep me informed of what's going on in Central and South America so am somewhat familiar with the situation in Brazil and Argentina.

    As a student of history, I've always been intrigued by the report of Germans fleeing to South American when they knew WWII was going badly. I even remember reading a story of a town or village in Argentina that is almost Bavarian.

    Any comments on that?
     
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    Sorry for the delay!

    That is correct!

    Look for "Villa General Belgrano", in Cordoba (state). Looks like Germany.

    Another one? This time in Venezuela: look for "Colonia Tovar" (been there, its beautiful)
     
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    You're right. But wonder what the current socialist/communist government has done to it.
     
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    That is an interesting subject to talk about.

    What do you think (as an american citizen) about both Kirnchner government? Is it the same vision you had ten years ago?
     
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    With the exception of Uruguay, most Central and South American governments are filled with career politicians stepped in corruption. I don't see Argentina being any different. The economy sucks and they are desperate for anything to fill their coffers. The people riot. At what point will the government feel it has no option but to try to take over the Falklands oil fields?
     

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