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msanthrope

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10. The US isn't leaving Diego Garcia. The UK will renew the lease, or if it reverts, Mauritius will

Reply to dipsydoodle (Reply #8)

Fri Feb 1, 2013, 10:12 AM

Feb 2013

lease it.

The base is massive, and recently renovated. Given the threats posed by China, NK, and Al Qaeda affiliates, that base is too strategic to give up.

The airstrips are invaluable.

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Argentina pulls out of Falklands talks [View all] dipsydoodle Feb 2013 OP

Wouldn't it be fair to allow ALL interested parties to be involved? idwiyo Feb 2013 #1

I doubt fairness is anywhere on Argentina's agenda there. (nt) Posteritatis Feb 2013 #2

I agree. idwiyo Feb 2013 #3

Maybe they forgot the ass kicking they earned a few decades ago customerserviceguy Feb 2013 #7

but that isn't always how world politics is played out Victor_c3 Feb 2013 #4

Another good example would be Diego Garcia. Not as far reaching and horrifying as Munich Conference idwiyo Feb 2013 #5

Pleased to see you know about that scam dipsydoodle Feb 2013 #8

Somehow I doubt it's going to happen. Even if US withdraws from the island I bet that UK government idwiyo Feb 2013 #9

The US isn't leaving Diego Garcia. The UK will renew the lease, or if it reverts, Mauritius will msanthrope Feb 2013 #10

You're assuming dipsydoodle Feb 2013 #11

As I said...either the UK or Mauritius will. We didn't put the world's longest air strip down to msanthrope Feb 2013 #12

UK 'disappointed' as Argentina turns down talks over Falklands struggle4progress Feb 2013 #6

Great, now I'm never going to get that song out of my head. eggplant Feb 2013 #13

To be fair, there is a precedent for Argentina's attitude. Nye Bevan Feb 2013 #14

The Argentine government is pretty stupid blackspade Feb 2013 #15