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Originally posted by SwalecliffeEagle

Say what you like, but Pinochet was our best ally the first time round. The USA dragged their heels with that pathetically idealistic Haig mission and only succumbed because of the legacy of Suez in any case. I'm under no illusions with that lot, count on the Yanks for nothing. It pains me to say it but the Frogs were tremendously helpful with military advice and hardware, but then again they too had vestiges of an Empire and didn't exactly want worrying precedents to set in. And if anyone blabs about EU solidarity, I invite you to study the conditions they attached to their support, including hikes in CAP contributions. They're charlatans, not mates.

Edited by SwalecliffeEagle (31 Mar 2016 3.51pm)

You need to read a decent history of the war.

The French provided help by assisting Britain in stopping Argentina getting more exocet missiles. However, a French technical team stayed in Argentina during the war and was instrumental in making sure the Argentinian's launching equipment worked, and they actually fixed three exocet launchers for the Argentinians. So, the French did help.

The US, on the other hand, angered Thatcher at first by trying to be even-handed (and Jeanne Kirkpatrik (US ambassador to UN) was actively pro-Argentinian). However, once the peace plan failed and Reagan asserted himself, the US provided the UK with Sidewinder AIM9Ls which proved critical in the air fight. They also offered the loan of a large amphibious task ship to replace any carrier losses, provided access to Ascension Island (which they did not have to under the terms of their deal), refueled the task force when the British were unable to provide sufficient stocks, and they provided intelligence support. But apart from that they did nothing...

 


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Originally posted by SwalecliffeEagle

Say what you like, but Pinochet was our best ally the first time round. The USA dragged their heels with that pathetically idealistic Haig mission and only succumbed because of the legacy of Suez in any case. I'm under no illusions with that lot, count on the Yanks for nothing. It pains me to say it but the Frogs were tremendously helpful with military advice and hardware, but then again they too had vestiges of an Empire and didn't exactly want worrying precedents to set in. And if anyone blabs about EU solidarity, I invite you to study the conditions they attached to their support, including hikes in CAP contributions. They're charlatans, not mates.

Edited by SwalecliffeEagle (31 Mar 2016 3.51pm)

Yes, they were, to both sides...

Duplicitous c***s.

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View nhp61's Profile nhp61 Flag Goring-By-Sea born, now in Brackne... 31 Mar 16 4.28pm Send a Private Message to nhp61 Add nhp61 as a friend

NickinOX beat me to it!

Apologies, I should have checked before I posted.

Edited by nhp61 (31 Mar 2016 4.29pm)

 

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Originally posted by NickinOX

You need to read a decent history of the war.

The French provided help by assisting Britain in stopping Argentina getting more exocet missiles. However, a French technical team stayed in Argentina during the war and was instrumental in making sure the Argentinian's launching equipment worked, and they actually fixed three exocet launchers for the Argentinians. So, the French did help.

The US, on the other hand, angered Thatcher at first by trying to be even-handed (and Jeanne Kirkpatrik (US ambassador to UN) was actively pro-Argentinian). However, once the peace plan failed and Reagan asserted himself, the US provided the UK with Sidewinder AIM9Ls which proved critical in the air fight. They also offered the loan of a large amphibious task ship to replace any carrier losses, provided access to Ascension Island (which they did not have to under the terms of their deal), refueled the task force when the British were unable to provide sufficient stocks, and they provided intelligence support. But apart from that they did nothing...

That's our island. Do you mean access to the US base on it?

 


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Edited by Penge Eagle (31 Mar 2016 5.59pm)

 

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pefwin Flag Where you have to have an English ... 31 Mar 16 6.11pm

Originally posted by NickinOX

You need to read a decent history of the war.

The French provided help by assisting Britain in stopping Argentina getting more exocet missiles. However, a French technical team stayed in Argentina during the war and was instrumental in making sure the Argentinian's launching equipment worked, and they actually fixed three exocet launchers for the Argentinians. So, the French did help.

The US, on the other hand, angered Thatcher at first by trying to be even-handed (and Jeanne Kirkpatrik (US ambassador to UN) was actively pro-Argentinian). However, once the peace plan failed and Reagan asserted himself, the US provided the UK with Sidewinder AIM9Ls which proved critical in the air fight. They also offered the loan of a large amphibious task ship to replace any carrier losses, provided access to Ascension Island (which they did not have to under the terms of their deal), refueled the task force when the British were unable to provide sufficient stocks, and they provided intelligence support. But apart from that they did nothing...

Apart from the fact that I thought Ascension was a RAF Station, but also used by the US. The spat was over re-fuelling equipment.

After Thatcher directly spoke to "Raygun", the US pro Argentine bias was sorted in the US administration.

The all aspect sidewinders were crucial to the Harriers performance even though the landings weren't exactly under air superamacy.

BTW, it was the Iwo Jima LPH that was offered.

As for the French, I suppose the only saving grace was that at the time we had no military treaties with them but reprehensible.

Edited by pefwin (31 Mar 2016 6.25pm)

 


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"When the going gets tough, the tough call for close air support."

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Originally posted by Stuk

That's our island. Do you mean access to the US base on it?

Yes. And by the terms of the lease at the time, they did not have to provide access, let alone provide us with their fuel.

 


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Originally posted by NickinOX

Yes. And by the terms of the lease at the time, they did not have to provide access, let alone provide us with their fuel.

Helpful, but slightly different to allowing us access to our own island.

 


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View Penge Eagle's Profile Penge Eagle Flag Beckenham 31 Mar 16 8.53pm Send a Private Message to Penge Eagle Holmesdale Online Elite Member Add Penge Eagle as a friend

And you have the Chagos Islands where around 2,000 men, women and ­children had to flee their British Indian Ocean territory after Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson leased the islands to America so it could be used as a military airbase during the 1960s cold war. In return, we got a cheaper deal on Polaris nuclear weapons.

That lease is now up! Don't think David Cameron has the gumption to let the people return to their home!

 

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Originally posted by palace777

Somebody dig up Maggie!!

Yeah. To check the c*** is still dead.

 

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View NickinOX's Profile NickinOX Flag Sailing country. 31 Mar 16 9.06pm Send a Private Message to NickinOX Add NickinOX as a friend

Originally posted by Stuk

Helpful, but slightly different to allowing us access to our own island.

It might be a British island, but the bit required for the Falklands task force had been leased to the US. Given that access to the airfield was essential (as I understand it, this was the bit the US had leased), it pretty much amounts to the same thing.

 


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Originally posted by palace777

Somebody dig up Maggie!!

Presumably the Maggie who took the credit for getting it back at the expense of soldiers and not the Maggie who lost it in the first pace because of monetarism.

 

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