The Falkland Islands debate is one that is entirely false. The lands are British, and have always been British, with a brief period of Spanish occupation - Argentina has never owned the Falklands, and their only claim to it is that they are near to it, and therefore deserve them. A nonsensical argument - imagine if every country did this! Would America try and claim Canada? Would Britain try and claim France again? Well, Britain discovered the Falkland Islands in 1690, and has owned them constantly since 1833, so Argentina will have to come up with a lot better than that.
What the incident does do, amongst other things, is show exactly why Britain needs a good Navy. The Falklands are ours, and despite the squeals of the left-wing, we must defend them - not just because they are sovereign British lands, but also because the citizens of the Falklands overwhelmingly want to remain British.
In this era of cuts, when there is a lot of pressure from the Left for us to focus on defence cuts instead of welfare and social program cuts, this should be a reminder as to why we need a Navy, and an Army etc. It isn't there just to deal with pockets of radical Islam - it is there to defend our territories against hostile nations if and when we need them.
The Argentina situation is one to keep an eye on. America has backed down from supporting us in this with the Obama administration coming to power, and we may have to fight this one on our own if it ever comes to it. But if it does come to it, then we need to guts, and the resources to defend our territory, and the people who live on them.
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