Veterans - The Falklands - 21 April 08 - Part 2

One prominent Argentinian writer described the Falklands conflict as "two bald men fighting over a comb".
But the war was anything but pointless to the men who fought in it and Al Jazeera met Argentinian veterans for whom the "Malvinas" as they are known, are still an obsession.

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[sepiasilence]

@lifeisavideo Now, back to the original question and enough of this rubbish, please give me facts to back up your opinion to give the Falkland Islands to Argentina.

[sepiasilence]

@lifeisavideo What are you on about, "limited view", not at all, i am denying nothing, you are clinging to pathetic arguments hoping I'm some kind of ignorant moron, unfortunately you are the only one coming across as such. I can see perfectly our countries history, i can also see everyone else's and put it into context. The British just happened to be better at it then the rest of the known world, that does not change the fact every nation in history has invaded another. Grow up.

[sepiasilence]

@lifeisavideo You're a fool, you're taking my comments completely out of context, i am not saying they should be returned, merely pointing out that returning to the period in history that Argentina bases its claim to the islands should mean a return of all territories to their owners of this period. Yes, and you may wish to have a look back at history and see how many times Britain itself was robbed and attacked, it was what every country did.

[sepiasilence]

@lifeisavideo It is a totally different situation, the Falklands had no native inhabitants, the small settlements on the island came and went, put there by various colonial powers and then abandoned, the current peoples have been there the longest and are the territories only true "natives".

[ultraAnomalocaris]

They wont be yours

[ultraAnomalocaris]

Sad

[ultraAnomalocaris]

See were kind but invade the island agian then chile will get involved plus you dont own the islands but we will give a few island but probaly not.

[lifeisavideo]

@sepiasilence: (Actually you are absolutely right, but)

"Canada and countless other countries should be returned to Britain"

Ha ha, this is the best joke heard here since a long time which shows your double standards or, maybe, you're too blind to see.

These are the countless countries you robbed from others, but with your limited view you cannot see this.

Ist there a nation on earth which invaded and robbed more land from others than Britain?

[lifeisavideo]

@sepiasilence: On which side do you think do the invaders of Tibet stand? Or to say it more clearly but unfortunately in the same way like before again: don't you think your argument is quite stupid because it is so obvious while it justifies nothing?

[sepiasilence]

@lifeisavideo Oh and you may wish to check up on where the people of Northern Ireland stand, they want to be British, the same rule applies as to the Falklands, if they want to be so they shall remain, this is backed up by the UN.