Margaret Thatcher tells press to 'rejoice' during Falklands

Rule Britannia!

and what the hell tommies want from an island on the other side of hemisphere...

prestige

What would the Argentineans want with it?

both of you are wrong. the previous governments wre trying to do a leaseback agreement which would have meant Argentine sovereignty,w ith certain terms, which would have been lost after a few years. However Thatcher also made many blunders that caused the war. Noone is completely right or wrong

Although I do not agree with all of Mrs. Thatchers political views and ideas I still think she is an outstanding politician. I wish we had more people like her who stay true to their point of view, regardless to which political party they belong. Just look at our pathetic German chancellor, Mrs. Merkel... Margaret Thatcher owns her a hundred times. And about the discussion of guilt... I think every country has had enough blood in its history, it's time we try and do it better in the future.

It may be of use as a static aircraft carrier one day, we can't predict the future and we should hold on to what is ours, we don't know when it might be of any use.
Would you let someone rob you? even if it was a small amount..Self respect is at stake.

Previous governments had prevented this 'theft' silently.
Allowing a well documented & understood threat escalate into a war that cost £1.2Bn and a thousand lives is not self respect.

I wouldn't argue with that particular point of view.

It's not rhetoric, it's true - they were called the Nuremburg Trials - I'm glad you agree fighting unjust war obscene after all - Justice Jackson observed what one refuses to do can be more important than blind obedience as Goering & Hess found out.
Not so sure about the armchair warrior - sounds like projection to me.