AFAIK, there is no Argentine blockade of Falklands, they simply refuse to allow cooperation with what they see as usurpers of their territory, and this policy is extended thru Mercosur to a certain extent. That’s quite a bit of difference. A country has no obligation to cooperate with anybody it doesn’t want to. I would hope that the UK welcomes that Argentina is intent on limiting itself to these peaceful means, while seeking a path forward to optimal co-existence. If Argentina cooperation truly is so crucial to the Falklands, then perhaps that may be relevant to their sovereign status, otherwise, it seems to be what is called ‘agreeing to disagree’.

Re: the issue itself, it seems like it comes down to that the UK cannot point to one date where they legally became sovereign in the Falklands, and have multiple agreements recognizing Argentine sovereignty, apologizing for their previous attempts at invasion/theft… The expulsion of government forces at the time of Vernet was successful militarily but otherwise had no difference to previous attempts which they acknowledged as illegal. Ultimately, there isn’t much moral right to lord over the Argentine invasion of 1982 because there isn’t any fundamental difference to UK’s own seizure of the Falklands, both sides used what means they had and were deemed necessary to the task (albeit Argentina was previously acknowledged as the sovereign by the UK, while Britain was not by Argentina).

I do think the Hague decision on Nicaragua/Colombia is going to be widely relevant in many cases, including here as well as Peru/Chile, Venezuela/Guyana and Venezuela/Colombia, and Gibraltar. Perhaps to the Senkaku/Diaoyu as well.

Hog wash! 🙂

Without wanting to bring too much politics here, well, there’s a small problem with your arguments. We’re not talking about the Isle of Man here, or some other island in the UK’s territorial waters. The Falklands are eight THOUSAND kilometers away from the UK. Eight THOUSAND kilometers. Hell the place wasn’t known in the UK until few hundred years ago. You can’t consider the spinoffs of ancient colonialism as valid arguments today.

Anyway, like i said, both parties must sit at the table and talk. I think it’s not unreasonable at all to have something like a semiautonomous Falklands or something like that. Probably the argentinians will be be entirely happy with even a de facto recognition of the isles being part of Argentina, without actually having to set foot on the damn island. If indeed the talks of huge amounts of resources around those islands (oil?) are true, then it’s even more imperative that the UK does what is mature and morally right. If access to those resources is highly desirable, it will be better and more advantageous for both sides to work together for mutual benefits. I hope the UK won’t go the “american way”.

There is only one party, the people who live on the islands. Any resentment toward Argentina is entirely their own fault, and deserved. Because of their aggression, the people who live on the Islands will never want to become part of Argentina. It would also be political suicide for any UK government to negotiate on the issue.

If you’re going to be geographic, Chile is as close to the Falklands as Argentina is.

There is no middle ground. The are people, generations that have lived there for almost 200 years, their fate is their own to choose, not for foreign diplomats to decide. These people are not ‘chips’ to be bargained with at a table.

Argentina are one of the largest countries on earth, with huge unpopulated areas. Their greed is nothing but 21st century colonialism.

Don’t know where you got six from – I can see three -United Kingdom, France and Ireland.

I haven’t seen ANY ugly production aircraft from these countries!!

I was counting England, Wales, Scotland and N.I separately.

The RAF will apparently have to rely on something other than their own Voyagers to do any refueling…..

I’m hoping they have a conversion planned. You’d think that in flight refuelling would be a major asset to these aircraft.

Yup 🙂

They may not be perfect, but they’re much better than a CGI replacement IMO.

+1

I think that a few New Zeland and Australian organisations will gain a replica, but I doubt any will make it over here.

Although, if they left them all together, they could create one hell of a ‘wartime bomber museum’, I’d be on the next flight out! 😀

theres pictures not really fair because they are special aircraft.

ugly oes should be the common airplane a country use

and most ugly ones usually come from this one country

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Perhaps your grasp of the English language isn’t that good, or you just can’t read a map, but I count 6 countries there.

One of which is France, a country which has only ever produced one great looking aircraft in its history. If you avert your eyes across the small stretch of water known as the English Channel, you’ll find England, a country known for producing some of the best looking aircraft in the world.
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