Sean Penn appears to have lost his mind

I'm always amused by these disputes, particularly when someone suggests a mediator or some such gooseberry fool. If two countries claim an island as their's, how the hell can it be diplomatically resolved? There is no outcome where both parties get what they want.

Best we leave as is.

Skippy wrote:Uh oh, Cal's here...

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Death's Head wrote:I'm always amused by these disputes, particularly when someone suggests a mediator or some such gooseberry fool. If two countries claim an island as their's, how the hell can it be diplomatically resolved? There is no outcome where both parties get what they want.

Best we leave as is.

Aland islands are perhaps one of the better examples. That was in the 20s though.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaland_Islands#History

Death's Head wrote:I'm always amused by these disputes, particularly when someone suggests a mediator or some such gooseberry fool. If two countries claim an island as their's, how the hell can it be diplomatically resolved? There is no outcome where both parties get what they want.

Best we leave as is.

Yeah I always find those suggestions a bit amusing.

Argentina - "can we have the Malvina's Islands?"

Britain - "no"

Argentina - "please"

Britain - "no"

Argentina - what about we have the west island and you have the east island?"

Britain - "no"

Argentina - "then you leave us no choice, launch 1960s Russian fighter jets!!"

Cal wrote:Look behind the posturing on both sides and it's quite clear what is actually going on...

Full story

Well, quite. The islands are strategically significant, otherwise Argentina wouldn't want them and we therefore wouldn't be forced to defend them.

You've hardly uncovered a mastermind conspiracy there, Cal.

Poser wrote:
Cal wrote:Look behind the posturing on both sides and it's quite clear what is actually going on...

Full story

Well, quite. The islands are strategically significant, otherwise Argentina wouldn't want them and we therefore wouldn't be forced to defend them.

You've hardly uncovered a mastermind conspiracy there, Cal.

Well, there's that, and there's the oil too. But again it's hardly some massive state secret.

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Good thread. I was going to ask people on here for the lowdown on the Falklands as my knowledge was a bit rusty. I was born abroad and only moved here when I was 12, so my knowledge of recent British history isn't as good as it could be.

God bless GRcade for making me seem more knowledgeable than I really should be to my friends. :wub:

Alvin Flummux wrote:
Poser wrote:
Cal wrote:Look behind the posturing on both sides and it's quite clear what is actually going on...

Full story

Well, quite. The islands are strategically significant, otherwise Argentina wouldn't want them and we therefore wouldn't be forced to defend them.

You've hardly uncovered a mastermind conspiracy there, Cal.

Well, there's that, and there's the oil too. But again it's hardly some massive state secret.

Yeah, I actually meant the oil, but it's obviously a handy little outpost to have, too.

You can't imagine USA giving up Hawaii very easily, can you?

Li'l timeline of how the Falklands have been occupied over the past 250 years or so.

jamcc wrote:God bless GRcade for making me seem more knowledgeable than I really should be to my friends.

Half the gooseberry fool I educate my friends about (to their awe) has come - sometimes ad verbatim - from Skarjo's post history.

Poncho wrote:
jamcc wrote:God bless GRcade for making me seem more knowledgeable than I really should be to my friends.

Half the gooseberry fool I educate my friends about (to their awe) has come - sometimes ad verbatim - from Skarjo's post history.

Something Fishy wrote:That was good.

I fear another war though.

Such a war would last about a week.

Sean Penn?

strawberry float off you bellend, since when was the mighty British Empire™ any of your strawberry floating concern?

Prick.

What were the US doing getting in on the act?

melatonin wrote:Li'l timeline of how the Falklands have been occupied over the past 250 years or so.

Argies can get tae strawberry float. Falklands are ours.

We should give it back to these None folks, they were there first!

Surely if anything it should come down to what the inhabitants of the Falklands want. Everything I've ever read and heard suggest they want to stay with the current situation; self-governed, but protected by the UK. Don't see why Argentina don't just move on and forget about them.

Lotus wrote:Surely if anything it should come down to what the inhabitants of the Falklands want. Everything I've ever read and heard suggest they want to stay with the current situation; self-governed, but protected by the UK. Don't see why Argentina don't just move on and forget about them.

Oil.

Can we claim ownership of France then, as it's next door to us?

It'd be like France suddenly wanting to lay claim to the Channel Islands though, because they want a piece of the delicious butter and milk supplies. Who cares if it's against the population's wishes, and against the UK's wishes, we want it! Seems silly and pointless.

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