William The Conqueror, Says Argentina.

[Coito ergo sum]

Yesterday it emerged that one of the Royal Navy's most advanced new warships is being sent to the area.
HMS Dauntless, a Type 45 destroyer, is due to set sail for the South Atlantic on her maiden mission in the coming months to replace frigate HMS Montrose.
Today it was confirmed that the Duke of Cambridge will begin his six-week deployment as a helicopter pilot earlier than expected. He will fly out from RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, tonight.
He will be crewing one of two search-and-rescue helicopters on call 24 hours a day for missions flying out of a large British military base, 45 minutes from Stanley, the islands' capital.
Argentina's foreign ministry slammed Prince William's visit, saying that the heir to the British throne would be arriving as a "conqueror."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/ ... ntina.html

[Thinking Aloud]

Argentina's foreign ministry slammed Prince William's visit, saying that the heir to the British throne would be arriving as a "conqueror."

Well, if that's all it takes to convince them, we should have done it sooner.

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[Gawdzilla Sama]

Thread needs more Huxley.

[Coito ergo sum]

Maybe Argentina is right, and the British people in the Falklands, who overwhelmingly want to be governed by Britain, ought to be handed over to Argentinian authorities.

[Clinton Huxley]

Argentina? The whole damned nest of scoundrels can go to the Devil

[JimC]

All that is required is a permanent rotation of an attack submarine down there, and reasonable surveillance...

If they want another Belgrano, they can have one..

[Clinton Huxley]

All that is required is a permanent rotation of an attack submarine down there, and reasonable surveillance...

If they want another Belgrano, they can have one..

Exactly. They are trying ot impose an economic blockade of the island and that may require a more robust response. A Commonwealth Corp may need to be raised for an invasion of the Argentinian mainland. Hope the Anzacs are ready.

[JimC]

All that is required is a permanent rotation of an attack submarine down there, and reasonable surveillance...

If they want another Belgrano, they can have one..

Exactly. They are trying ot impose an economic blockade of the island and that may require a more robust response. A Commonwealth Corp may need to be raised for an invasion of the Argentinian mainland. Hope the Anzacs are ready.

Given the number of sheep on the islands, it should be easy to raise a Kiwi volunteer battalion, with support from the Welsh Guards...

[Svartalf]

Thread needs more Huxley.

It's set in the Brave New World, what more do you need?

[Clinton Huxley]

Thread needs more Huxley.

They offered post of Governor-General but I had to say I was polishing my medals

[JimC]

Nothing better than a quick polish...

[Tyrannical]

Turn it into a penal colony (raising delicious sheep) and Argentina will bugger off.

[Coito ergo sum]

Argentina? The whole damned nest of scoundrels can go to the Devil

Rife with vermin, it is.

[Clinton Huxley]

Technically, Argentina should be recognised as a dependency of the Falkland Islands.

[klr]

Technically, Argentina should be recognised as a dependency of the Falkland Islands.

As opposed to a dependency of the IMF