teddyv Posted April 29, 2022 Group: Royal Member Followers: 6 Topic Count: 6 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 4,264 Content Per Day: 2.93 Reputation: 2,302 Days Won: 1 Joined: 05/03/2020 Status: Offline Share Posted April 29, 2022 1 hour ago, Mick70 said: And incidentally in a TV documentary after the Falklands War, the then US Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger said "We would have sent a carrier if we'd been asked", which would seem to indicate that Maggie Thatcher never asked anybody for help. Perhaps she was too proud and wanted to keep it an all-British show, I don't know, in which case history can judge her. Here's an article on US support (apparently written in 1984). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shilohsfoal Posted April 29, 2022 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 153 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 5,881 Content Per Day: 2.47 Reputation: 330 Days Won: 1 Joined: 10/22/2017 Status: Offline Author Share Posted April 29, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Mick70 said: And incidentally in a TV documentary after the Falklands War, the then US Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger said "We would have sent a carrier if we'd been asked", which would seem to indicate that Maggie Thatcher never asked anybody for help. Perhaps she was too proud and wanted to keep it an all-British show, I don't know, in which case history can judge her. History says it was a brittish victory. Anyways, I'm sure Israel is taking notice of what's going on in Ukraine. Edited April 29, 2022 by Shilohsfoal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick70 Posted April 30, 2022 Group: Junior Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 3 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 90 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 84 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/26/2022 Status: Offline Share Posted April 30, 2022 8 hours ago, teddyv said: Here's an article on US support (apparently written in 1984). Thanks, the US supplied lots of military aid just like they're doing for Ukraine today. However in his book 'Sea Harrier Over the Falklands' written in 1990, Sea Harrier pilot Commander Sharkey Ward says that the US didn't give some of it away free, notably Sidewinder missiles which Britain had to pay for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other one Posted April 30, 2022 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 29 Topic Count: 598 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 56,129 Content Per Day: 7.56 Reputation: 27,857 Days Won: 271 Joined: 12/29/2003 Status: Online Share Posted April 30, 2022 I think we sell military equipment to places that can afford it, give it to those who can't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hands On Posted May 1, 2022 Group: Royal Member Followers: 5 Topic Count: 12 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 227 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 126 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/13/2018 Status: Offline Share Posted May 1, 2022 Regarding the Falklands War.The Islands are still part of the British Empire, so I think Aunt Maggie possibly "saw it as an internal domestic issue" and decided to bring in the "iron rod" to maintain the Colonial status quo.Outside help was not called for, as the Falkland issue did not really directly impact the security of other British Allies as I see it.A situation somewhat different in the tensions between NATO vs Russia, where Ukraine is a sovereign state and "Greedy Naughty Putin" needs to be put on his place and shown that 40 Nations of this world-NATO members or not- will; and cannot not, tolerante mere unjustified annexation of any sovereign country in this world.And this message needs to be understood and if necessary felt by other "Greedy Naughty Leaders" who think otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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