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Originally Posted by steeljack

British forces being tied down as they are in Iraq and Afghanistan what do you think the British Govt. would/could do if Argentina were to use force to press its re-newed claims for the Falklands.
My thinking on the subject is that the US navy would come to the rescue as part of a closed door/secret deal between Blair/Brown and Bush made as a condition of British forces staying in Iraq and Afghanistan .I'm also thinking that the recent new finds of oil deposits have a part in the story

Argentina lays new claim to Falklands | NEWS.com.au

You can bet your sweet life that oil has a huge bearing on this latest claim but I doubt if the Argentineans have the stomach for another conflict.

In any case has no one considered what the Falklanders want?