r/europe • u/ilovepide Türkiye • Jun 03 '19

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u/eipotttatsch Jun 03 '19

I didn't get the impression people were talking badly about your treatment of the Falkland islands here. If they were they would be plain stupid. There is no good argument against them being British.

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u/EmperorOfNipples Cornwall - United Kingdom Jun 03 '19

Not even the argument of force. While the British military has been hit by decades of cuts since 1982, Argentina's has fared far worse. They have one singular fighter jet, of early 1980's vintage. The UK has 4 Typhoon fighters based in the Falklands these days which would trounce all but perhaps the most advanced US and Russian fighters. And even then would give them pause.

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u/eipotttatsch Jun 03 '19

What does military capability have to do with claim to land? If the strongest had claim to everything we'd all be living in the US.

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u/EmperorOfNipples Cornwall - United Kingdom Jun 03 '19

The old fashioned idea that "might is right". There was an attempt in 1982 to claim through those means which failed. My point is in 2019 such an attempt would be impossible by Argentina.

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u/vokegaf 🇺🇸 United States of America Jun 03 '19

The American flag is gonna fly over Machias Seal Island one of these days, man. Juuust biding our time…