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**Pete** · 02-23-2010, 18:30

Escalating Falklands oil dispute goes to UN

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle7038582.ece

".....The US offered Britain only tepid support. The State Department said that it took no position on the sovereignty claims of either country.

White House officials contacted by The Times would not be quoted on the dispute — not for fear of being drawn into a diplomatic showdown but because, as one admitted, it had barely registered as a concern for the Administration. A generation ago President Reagan was slow to back publicly Britain’s efforts to recapture the islands, but US intelligence proved critical to British military success.............

Hmmmmmm, interesting. Been going tat, tat, tat - not tit for tat ever since the 1980s. The Argies want the islands back - not for whats on them but for whats around them. Plus a little bit of pride.

02-23-2010, 18:30	#1
Pete Quiet Professional Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Fayetteville Posts: 13,080	Escalating Falklands oil dispute goes to UN Escalating Falklands oil dispute goes to UN http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle7038582.ece ".....The US offered Britain only tepid support. The State Department said that it took no position on the sovereignty claims of either country. White House officials contacted by The Times would not be quoted on the dispute — not for fear of being drawn into a diplomatic showdown but because, as one admitted, it had barely registered as a concern for the Administration. A generation ago President Reagan was slow to back publicly Britain’s efforts to recapture the islands, but US intelligence proved critical to British military success............. Hmmmmmm, interesting. Been going tat, tat, tat - not tit for tat ever since the 1980s. The Argies want the islands back - not for whats on them but for whats around them. Plus a little bit of pride.
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