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In reply to the discussion: South American bloc to bar Falklands ships: Uruguay [View all]CJvR
(1,427 posts)22. Before...
...the Argies went to war the British precense down there was a company of Royal Marines and an old Antarctic patrol ship schedueled to be withdrawn. Once Argentina's imperial ambitions becomes clear then Mount Pleassant got built. If there is a large British military capability down there it is because the Argentinian invited them.
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I read probably last week that perception of the Malvinas as British-owned is certainly not shared
Judi Lynn
Dec 2011
#3
It is an outpost that can be used by the UK for military operations in the future.
Boston_Chemist
Dec 2011
#12
My rule of thumb, concerning propaganda, is that the exact opposite is often truer.
Boston_Chemist
Dec 2011
#38