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25. Are you kidding?

Tue Apr 17, 2012, 11:43 AM

Apr 2012

The vast majority of the people who live on the Falkland Islands want to keep it the way it is. Argentina has no claim real or imagined.

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Argentina to nationalise Spain oil company [View all] Judi Lynn Apr 2012 OP

This is illegal under the US Consitution banned from Kos Apr 2012 #1

Illegal under the Constitution? bongbong Apr 2012 #2

It is completely legal and has been done many times already. bemildred Apr 2012 #5

yeah - the Fifth Amendment says "just compensation" on takings banned from Kos Apr 2012 #6

Yeah, actually they do. bemildred Apr 2012 #9

When you hear them whining about "international pariah" that is a tell bemildred Apr 2012 #10

I'm guessing they did the math 4th law of robotics Apr 2012 #3

Long overdue. nt bemildred Apr 2012 #4

Go Argentina!!!! newfie11 Apr 2012 #7

Agreed!!!! nt newfie11 Apr 2012 #19

Which would cost how many trillions of dollars? Angleae Apr 2012 #20

Not to mention those foreign companies would put pressure 4th law of robotics Apr 2012 #24

Or just make them pay tax Lars77 Apr 2012 #28

In another life I would agree, but I have moved to the left on this. Cleita Apr 2012 #30

Bloombergs article on the subject dipsydoodle Apr 2012 #8

She's a dictator! Warren Stupidity Apr 2012 #11

Yet another shiny object to distract the Argentine populace ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2012 #13

Actually it really isn't like the Falklands much at all, Warren Stupidity Apr 2012 #14

We are assuming different motivations ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2012 #15

If you google the news on this, buried under the diatribes Warren Stupidity Apr 2012 #16

Long overdue. Arctic Dave Apr 2012 #17

good. NuttyFluffers Apr 2012 #22

Next, reclaim the Falklands. nt Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #23

Are you kidding? Becka2515 Apr 2012 #25

For what purpose? 4th law of robotics Apr 2012 #27

Argentina / Spain never had settlements there Lars77 Apr 2012 #29

Argentina's defiance on YPF strikes chord at home Judi Lynn Apr 2012 #26