Subject: Re: Meanwhile, in the Falklands...

We did the Brits a solid in the '80s.

I have vented about that before. No, Saint Reagan did NOT do the Brits a "solid". He provided some intelligence and logistics support, but no more. A lot of Brits died, because Saint Reagan would not send a carrier group to provide adequate air cover and surveillance radar.

Now? Let's quote Keir Starmer: Not our war, not our problem.

The Falklands is sovereign UK territory. Invasion would be a clear Article 5 situation, as opposed to the US initiating a war with Iran, then demanding NATO support USian aggression.

But, like a lot of "JCs", Trump the Conqueror lives in his alternate reality.

Yes, Milei is supposed to be buddies with Trump, but, more importantly, as discussed before, a base in the Falklands would give Trump the Conqueror control of traffic around the Cape. And, like Gitmo, once the US had installed itself in the Falklands, Argentina would not be able to get rid of it.

Steve