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2012-01-31 Britain

Royal Navy to send HMS Dauntless to Falkland Islands

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Posted by tipper 2012-01-31 07:14|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ] Top

#1 It will indeed be interesting to see how Obama comes down on this one.

Posted by Besoeker 2012-01-31 09:19|| 2012-01-31 09:19|| Front Page Top

#2 I do not think that O will share sat intelligence with the Brits like Reagan did.

I would also guess that there are British submarines HMS Conqueror already about, but without fanfare. The Argentinians better think long and hard about another Falklands adventure. The loss of ARA General Belgrano could happen again.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2012-01-31 09:42|| 2012-01-31 09:42|| Front Page Top

#3 The Argentinians no longer have the capability to invade. They are following the Iranian option - all mouth. Besides, with cruise missiles in Brit subs, all of Argentina can be blacked out in an hour.

Posted by Shimble Guelph5793 2012-01-31 09:55|| 2012-01-31 09:55|| Front Page Top

#4 Hopefully the subs can do runway denial.

I expect we've probably got a few of our own satellites, but bought off the U.S.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2012-01-31 10:03|| 2012-01-31 10:03|| Front Page Top

#5 This has got to be so tempting to the Argentinan leadership.Reminds me of historical grand ships. HMS Hood comes to mind. Pride and glory. With Russian or China's help things could get ugly. I think Argentina will bide its time. Naval mines could cause a pause.Like Iran's Strait of Hormuz.

Posted by Dale 2012-01-31 10:18|| 2012-01-31 10:18|| Front Page Top

#6 Mines can appear in Argentinian waters, more easily than those around the Falklands.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2012-01-31 10:50|| 2012-01-31 10:50|| Front Page Top

#7 Cheaper to fund a world class golf course on the island. It'll get O's attention, along with in open invite.

Posted by Procopius2k 2012-01-31 10:50|| 2012-01-31 10:50|| Front Page Top

#8 Mining around the Falklands would be a mother bear to do; mining the major ports of Argentina, not so much. Besides which, the British have a version of CAPTOR and they can be dropped off a few miles from the Argentinian naval bases, pre-programmed to launch at their assigned targets from an ELF signal.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2012-01-31 13:16|| 2012-01-31 13:16|| Front Page Top

#9 The Brits don't have to mine Argentine waters. They just have to say they did. Better yet, they just have to say that HMS Conqueror carries mines and recently slipped into and out of the harbor in Bueno Aires, and let the world shipping community draw its own conclusions.

This is all blustering by the Argies. Kirchner must really be in trouble at home.

Posted by Steve White 2012-01-31 15:02|| 2012-01-31 15:02|| Front Page Top

#10 It will indeed be interesting to see how Obama comes down on this one

Obama hates the Brits. Ironic considering the support of the Brit chattering classes before the election.

Posted by Cincinnatus Chili 2012-01-31 16:21|| 2012-01-31 16:21|| Front Page Top

#11 >Ironic considering the support of the Brit chattering classes before the election.

Why? They hate Britain too.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2012-01-31 16:29|| 2012-01-31 16:29|| Front Page Top

#12 "The Royal Navy's most sophisticated warship"

Don't know but I could think of more adequate places forl that ship

Posted by European Conservative 2012-01-31 17:48|| 2012-01-31 17:48|| Front Page Top

#13 Oil is a game changer.

Link

Posted by Besoeker 2012-01-31 18:00|| 2012-01-31 18:00|| Front Page Top

#14 "Cheaper to fund a world class golf course on the island. It'll get O's attention, along with in open invite."

Pk2 wins the thread! :-D

"Why? They hate Britain too."

Sadly, too true, BP. My condolences. :-(

Posted by Barbara 2012-01-31 18:20|| 2012-01-31 18:20|| Front Page Top

#15 Lest we fergit, CHINESE DAILY FORUM > "UK CANNOT CONFRONT ARGENTINA".

UK Army General SIR MICHAEL JACKSON = Iff any new Falklands war does break out, THE UK COULD BE IN SERIOUS, EVEN CATASTROPHIC, TROUBLE IFF THE ARGIES EVER SUCCESSFULLY PENETRATE BRIT DEFENSES + OCCUPY THE FALKLANDS AGAIN, AS THE UK MAY NOT THE MIL OR ECON ABILITY TO RECOVER THE ISLANDS FROM ARGIE CONQUEST???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2012-01-31 19:34|| 2012-01-31 19:34|| Front Page Top

#16 Given the present sttae of ARgentia's armed forces, Buenos Aire's likely advantages oer the UK will stem from ...

> The UK = GREECE, ETC. IN 3-5 YEARS = by 2015?
> Scottish national referendum on independence from London.
> Sinn Fein's new support for Northern Ireland independence from London.
> ISLAMIC DOMINANCE OF THE BRIC = aka BRAZIL = sub-aka MERCUSOR BLOC = i.e. ISLAMIC $$$ IN SUPPORT OF ARGENTINA'S CAUSE VEE UK IN RETURN FOR ARGENTINA'S + MERSUSOR BLOC SUPPORT IN SETTING UP ISLAM IN SOUTH AMERICA.

* MAHA-RUSHIAN HISTOIRE' = The greatest Islamic weapon in the historical Islamic struggle agz the JudeoChristian/Christian nations has been the JudeoChristians/Christians themselves.

EYES WIDE OPEN = "SPECIAL INTERESTS".

Posted by JosephMendiola 2012-01-31 19:48|| 2012-01-31 19:48|| Front Page Top

#17 I call bullshit.

If the Brits can't put a conventional force in place to bust the Argies, then they can nuke them.

The weaker the U.K. appears the likelier they are to bust out their nukes.

Problem solved.

Posted by rammer 2012-01-31 22:57|| 2012-01-31 22:57|| Front Page Top

#18 HMS DAUNTLESS ...

versus

* DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > [Guardian.UK] RICHARD GOTT: ARGENTINA'S CLAIM ON FALKLANDS IS STILL A GOOD ONE.

Argentina = can do an "Iran" + simply wait for normal International Geopolitics + Special Interests, etc. to take its toll on the militarily-superior UK = USA???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2012-01-31 23:43|| 2012-01-31 23:43|| Front Page Top

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