The Falklands Play Part 2

In 1982 Britain went to war to regain the Falkland Islands. The Falklands Play is a gripping account of how Margaret Thatcher's government handled the biggest crisis in British foreign affairs since Suez.

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[david552]

Can we leave "Suez" out of this conversation?

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It's one of those little words that... irk.

[gopconservative78]

Have to give the British credit......they pulled it off

[Hubieee]

@david552

would rather say "urk" xD

[tharleyify]

@WorldNews92 A couple of billion Chinese was the difference. & like it or not you cant do anything against such numbers. The other thing is that Hong Kong was only ever leased off the Chinese it was never "ours" & when the lease ran out there was nothing we could do legally or politically.

[WorldNews92]

I couldn't stand Margaret Thatcher and still can't. But I agree we had no choice but to fight back from the Falklands. And I too have to say it was handled well, apart from the Belgrano incident, and was a well deserved victory on both Thatcher's and the Soldiers' parts. If only she had the same attitude toward Hong Kong and China. She invaded the Falklands to save them from a military dictatorship, and yet handed Hong Kong over to a Communist dictatorship without consultation.

[patyo1994]

I've never particularly liked Thatcher's policies, but I can do nothing but applaud her handling of the Falklands War - yes, it won her a second term, which cynics point out, but it's not like she let them invade to create a PR victory - she defended a nation that nobody else was prepared to defend, against a regime that was oppressive and evil.

[meronmotors]

Its AMAZING how the british, living on a tiny island dominated the world. Build the largest empire ever seen. Very impressive.

[MegaJustDucky]

The words "categorical assurance" got used quite a bit...

[MrKippers22]

Britain is still the best.

[TheFlarey]

"Nothing in between?"

"Not really."

LOL