UK reviews Falklands defence as Russia offers Su-24s to Argentina

[independencenow]

Give Argentina the Islands. The "British Empire" is crumbling and in a financial sinkhole. Only the Queen can pay for a war but there are plenty of young people who have their Unemployment Benefits "Sanctioned"(meaning they get no money at all for trivial reasons or by mistake etc.)who may sign up to the Army just to get money and a roof over their heads who will needlessly spill their own blood on far off Lands-for nothing.

 

[Steve781]

Give Argentina the Islands. The "British Empire" is crumbling and in a financial sinkhole. Only the Queen can pay for a war but there are plenty of young people who have their Unemployment Benefits "Sanctioned"(meaning they get no money at all for trivial reasons or by mistake etc.)who may sign up to the Army just to get money and a roof over their heads who will needlessly spill their own blood on far off Lands-for nothing.

How about cutting the money paid to career single mothers, drug addicts and alcoholics,plus the money we give to corrupt dictators and spending it on our defence?

 

[independencenow]

I forgot to add that Mr Putin's Brinkmanship has been like the ultimate chess player. His counter maneuvers have been a treat to watch. He is a Real Class Leader, I wish a lot of other Countries Leaders were as Smart then possibly the World would be a better safer place.

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

SU-24? really?
these relics would be shot down by British Anti Aircraft batteries very easily.

it doesnt pertain to Pakistan (or my attention personally) but I dont think UK has any basis to claim sovereignty over those islands, which are nowhere close to their mainland

Falklands (Malvinas) is Argentinian and they should be the ones in control of it

 

[Abingdonboy]

How about cutting the money paid to career single mothers, drug addicts and alcoholics,plus the money we give to corrupt dictators and spending it on our defence?

How about we go after the tax evaders (multi national companies) first before we go after the poorest and most desperate in our society? The money given to the "corrupt dictators" is more of a way to promote our interests in those countries so likely serve us better in the long run. There's little need to spend more on defence, rather be more pragmatic with what we spend our money on- why do we need to spend billions on the QEC carriers when we (an island nation) don't even have maritime patrol aircraft!

We should reorganise our military into a self defence force- nothing more, nothing less , our days of sending our military on out of area operations should have been over after Bosnia but now they well and truly are (or need to be).

 

[Steve781]

How about we go after the tax evaders (multi national companies) first before we go after the poorest and most desperate in our society?

I would go after both. I'm completely against needless foreign wars (Iraq/Afghanistan/Libya) but I don't think defending our overseas territories counts as one.

 

[independencenow]

How about cutting the money paid to career single mothers, drug addicts and alcoholics,plus the money we give to corrupt dictators and spending it on our defence?

How about we cut the Military Budget, Trident, The Royals, start taking Taxes from those avoiders and pull out of NATO as it is just a war provoking Alliance for the USA. That would save us a few Bob.

 

[Abingdonboy]

How about we cut the Military Budget, Trident, The Royals, start taking Taxes from those avoiders and pull out of NATO as it is just a war provoking Alliance for the USA. That would save us a few Bob.

Although they actually don't consume too much of our budget (relative to the entire budget) let's get rid of the buggers parasites (the "Royals")!

 

[Steve781]

it doesnt pertain to Pakistan (or my attention personally) but I dont think UK has any basis to claim sovereignty over those islands, which are nowhere close to their mainland

Falklands (Malvinas) is Argentinian and they should be the ones in control of it

They're nowhere near Argentina either, just closer to it than other countries.

Although they actually don't consume too much of our budget (relative to the entire budget) let's get rid of the buggers parasites (the "Royals")!

You want a President Cameron do you? How about a President Milliband?

 

[Abingdonboy]

They're nowhere near Argentina either, just closer to it than other countries.

LOL, mate they are a damn sight closer to Argentina than the UK!

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

LOL, mate they are a damn sight closer to Argentina than the UK!

if Russia started flexing muscles and laying claims over Scotland wouldnt London be enraged?

 

[Abingdonboy]

You want a President Cameron do you? How about a President Milliband?

It's like choosing better the devil and the deep blue sea! If Clegg wasn't a spineless, power-hungry a-hole I would vote for him, as it stands I'm disillusioned with the lot of them.

 

[Irfan Baloch]

How about we cut the Military Budget, Trident, The Royals, start taking Taxes from those avoiders and pull out of NATO as it is just a war provoking Alliance for the USA. That would save us a few Bob.

when our cousins cough across the pond then our PM (whatever the party) jumps
we are brothers in arms after all. there are a lot of "bad guys" out there.

 

[Abingdonboy]

if Russia started flexing muscles and laying claims over Scotland wouldnt London be enraged?

Apples and Oranges sir

 

[Steve781]

if Russia started flexing muscles and laying claims over Scotland wouldnt London be enraged?

It's not a question of morality. We have them and we want to keep them.