Falkland Islands: Tensions Rising - Page 3

**Hugh** · 02-02-2012, 19:08

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Originally Posted by TheDaddy

and the Argentinian's are infact questioning the islanders right to self determination as they aren't aborigional...

Amusing, coming from anyone in the Americas.....

About 1% of Argentina's Population are Amerindian, with another 8% Mestizo (mixed European / Amerindian) - 91% is of European descent.

Alan Fry · 03-02-2012, 08:39

Why don't we have a referendum the Falklands asking the people who they want to be ruled by, the UK or Argentina?

**Kymmy** · 03-02-2012, 08:46

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Originally Posted by Alan Fry

Why don't we have a referendum the Falklands asking the people who they want to be ruled by, the UK or Argentina?

Why should we?

The only claim outside of the UK comes from Argentina and not the islanders, why should we make the islanders choose for someone else's benefit??

Alan Fry · 03-02-2012, 08:51

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Originally Posted by Kymmy

Why should we?

The only claim outside of the UK comes from Argentina and not the islanders, why should we make the islanders choose for someone else's benefit??

To shut those Argentianians up over their claims about the Falklands!

**Kymmy** · 03-02-2012, 09:02

But why would that shut them up?? No matter what the people on the island decide I don't think the Argentines are bothered, instead they're more bothered about having the proximity of the land and it's resources for their own people.. Which is everything already explained in this thread..

Alan Fry · 03-02-2012, 09:36

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Originally Posted by Kymmy

But why would that shut them up?? No matter what the people on the island decide I don't think the Argentines are bothered, instead they're more bothered about having the proximity of the land and it's resources for their own people.. Which is everything already explained in this thread..

when we withdraw from Afganistan, get we send some of what remains of the British arms forces to the Falklands!

TheDaddy · 03-02-2012, 10:25

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Originally Posted by Alan Fry

Why don't we have a referendum the Falklands asking the people who they want to be ruled by, the UK or Argentina?

If only that had been thought of before, oh wait...

That in an Argentine-inspired poll in 1994, 87% of the island's population rejected any form of discussion of sovereignty under any circumstances

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soverei...Current_Claims

Alan Fry · 03-02-2012, 10:28

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Originally Posted by TheDaddy

If only that had been thought of before, oh wait...

That in an Argentine-inspired poll in 1994, 87% of the island's population rejected any form of discussion of sovereignty under any circumstances

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soverei...Current_Claims

Well I agree that the people of the Falklands want to stay British!

AdamD · 03-02-2012, 12:14

I'm surprised the UN hasn't taken a poll themselves and deemed the islands British territory if the poll truly is 87% in British favour.

**Kymmy** · 03-02-2012, 12:24

Mainly as a poll is irrelevant to British interests in the Islands

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The British overseas territories that we possess are not about who lives there but the simple fact that it gives us territorial land and resources within strategic places throughout the world...

Pierre · 03-02-2012, 12:34

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Originally Posted by Alan Fry

Well I agree that the people of the Falklands want to stay British!

That's rich coming from someone who suggests anyone that wants to stay British should leave Northern Ireland.

If you give someone enough rope..................

heero_yuy · 03-02-2012, 12:35

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Originally Posted by Kymmy

The British overseas territories that we possess are not about who lives there but the simple fact that it gives us territorial land and resources within strategic places throughout the world...

It is the "ownership" of the Falkland islands and South Georgia that allows the UK to have a claim on a slice of the Antarctic land mass and a large amount of territorial and economic zones, perhaps a more significant factor here than the islands themselves.

Antarctic claims, Wiki

Alan Fry · 03-02-2012, 12:47

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Originally Posted by Pierre

That's rich coming from someone who suggests anyone that wants to stay British should leave Northern Ireland.

If you give someone enough rope..................

In Northern Ireland there is a large number of people who want a United Ireland, if you want to continue this discussion do in the "NI Shooting" thread

My opinon is that there a should a United Ireland within the UK with devolved powers!

Pierre · 03-02-2012, 12:52

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Originally Posted by Alan Fry

In Northern Ireland there is a large number of people who want a United Ireland, if you want to continue this discussion do in the "NI Shooting" thread

My opinon is that there a should a United Ireland within the UK with devolved powers!

In Argentina there's a large number of people want the Malvinas to be Argentinian

Alan Fry · 03-02-2012, 12:59

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Originally Posted by Pierre

In Argentina there's a large number of people want the Malvinas to be Argentinian

Yes I know that but unlike in Northern Ireland, nearly everyone in the Falklands want to be ruled by the UK!