Argentina invaded because of problems at home. Invade a place you’ve deemed to be your own, which was “stolen” from you, and get the kudos. And so it seemed for a few days. Until Britain decided to counter attack.
Bottom line: it was a battle between Geography and People. The Falklands are near Argentina. Ergo we have the right to them. The People argument is: most of the people living on the Falklands want to remain British. Ergo we respect the peoples rights.
I’ve visited the Falklands twice, on the way to Antarctica. I was amazed at how British your average resident was, in the streets of the capital Stanley. A later referendum had 99.3% voting to stay British. I guess the 0.7% was a few Argentina-born goatherds. Anyway, it was a proper referendum, overseen by the United Nations. British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss notes: the real colonialism is to occupy a place where the people don’t want you. That’s what Argentina is doing.
The above documentary is great. It shows leadership and strategy. And how tough the war was.
Surely when we think about who a place should be ruled by, it’s what the local people think that’s most important. Not geography or some history from 85 years ago … as the case in Taiwan.
