Opinion of Margaret Thatcher

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

FF. Though I expect the HP rate to reach 65%.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

FF regarding Falklands

Her attitude in that war was exactly the same, and had the same motivations, as the Argentine junta. She was just more successful at their game.

Can you please elaborate?

"Acting tough" in order to impress her population, regain popularity at a time of massive opposition, and retain power. At the cost of human lives.

Don't you mean, "showing backbone", when a military dictatorship invades sovereign British territory?

Yes, Argentina took the first step, but Thatcher needlessly escalated the conflict to make it a full fledged war.

She did what it took to win, you mean.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

FF regarding Falklands

Her attitude in that war was exactly the same, and had the same motivations, as the Argentine junta. She was just more successful at their game.

Can you please elaborate?

"Acting tough" in order to impress her population, regain popularity at a time of massive opposition, and retain power. At the cost of human lives.

Don't you mean, "showing backbone", when a military dictatorship invades sovereign British territory?

Yes, Argentina took the first step, but Thatcher needlessly escalated the conflict to make it a full fledged war.

She did what it took to win, you mean.

Negotiations could easily have settled the issue without having to spill blood over a useless and almost empty little f**king island.

When the Argentinians attacked it they didn't think so.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

FF regarding Falklands

Her attitude in that war was exactly the same, and had the same motivations, as the Argentine junta. She was just more successful at their game.

Can you please elaborate?

"Acting tough" in order to impress her population, regain popularity at a time of massive opposition, and retain power. At the cost of human lives.

Don't you mean, "showing backbone", when a military dictatorship invades sovereign British territory?

Yes, Argentina took the first step, but Thatcher needlessly escalated the conflict to make it a full fledged war.

She did what it took to win, you mean.

Negotiations could easily have settled the issue without having to spill blood over a useless and almost empty little f**king island.

When the Argentinians attacked it they didn't think so.

And as it appeared, Argentinians didn't quite have the means to achieve what they wanted. A mixture of threat and bargaining could have resolved the issue.

Well, Tony we agree diplomacy could have done the trick, and it might be a sh**thole place to be worrying about, but no country, including the USA is ever going to let even it's sh**ttiest territory or possession come under attack, without an overwhelming response to it.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Dude, seriously, the Argentinians chose this conflict when they sent in their special forces.  Thatcher's reponse?  [/once and for all]

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Well, Tony we agree diplomacy could have done the trick, and it might be a sh**thole place to be worrying about, but no country, including the USA is ever going to let even it's sh**ttiest territory or possession come under attack, without an overwhelming response to it.

Yeah, and that's this kind of dick-waving attitude (which, as you can notice, doesn't require having one) which makes the world an awful place.

The only one alive who is dick-waving about the Faulklands today, doesn't have one.