25 years since the Falklands

[DZJ 0]

25 years ago Argentine forces occupying the Falkland Islands surrendered in the face of advancing British forces. The war saw bitter fighting by land, sea and air, and resulted in hundreds of dead on both sides. Services of remembrance have today been held in the UK and in the Falklands.

I look on the Falklands, with its clear moral and legal justification, its decisive use of force, short duration, relatively low butcher's bill and victorious outcome, and feel admiration for the courage of servicemen and politicians alike.

I look at events in Iraq, and while the servicemen might be just as brave, I wish the similarities could run deeper.

[dorbie 0]

There are more similarities. Tossers like Tony Ben & Red Ken were bitterly opposed to invading the Malvinas too.

P.S. the left press accused Thatcher of "Jingoism" and it was at times called a cheap stunt to gain election favor for an unpopular leader nearing the end of her first term. If the movie "Wag the Dog" had been made you'd have heard the same knuckleheads use that phrase. My point; your perspective is what comes 25 years after a quick victory.

[dorbie 0]

P.P.S. and we had scumbags bitching about the sinking of the Belgrano outside the exclusion zone (as if there wasn't a friggin' war going on) and demanding to know what happened to the submarine log.