The Falkland Islands

[Weston Super Saint]

Maybe time for a new thread since it seems like it might kick off in the South Atlantic again.

Do we have a navy big enough to transport troops or will we be commandering cruise ships again?  Do we have enough planes or will we rely on drones?  

Maybe the burning question is why is David Dickinson the President of Argentina?

[Gloucester Saint]

Just a reminder of Nigel Farage’s and Kemi Badenoch’s view on Milie. The Telegraph also said we needed a British Milie. Hmmmm……

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyk18g1l8ko

[Farmer Saint]

45 minutes ago, Weston Super Saint said:

Maybe time for a new thread since it seems like it might kick off in the South Atlantic again.

Do we have a navy big enough to transport troops or will we be commandering cruise ships again?  Do we have enough planes or will we rely on drones?  

Maybe the burning question is why is David Dickinson the President of Argentina?

Honestly, I think it's just posturing, but we'll see.

[badgerx16]

We can't defend them against a serious military threat, but Argentina don't present a serious military threat ;

 

[trousers]

1 hour ago, Weston Super Saint said:

Maybe time for a new thread since it seems like it might kick off in the South Atlantic again.

Do we have a navy big enough to transport troops or will we be commandering cruise ships again?  Do we have enough planes or will we rely on drones?  

Maybe the burning question is why is David Dickinson the President of Argentina?

Looks more like Harry Enfield to me... 🙂

[badgerx16]

Donnie says that because we didn't help with Iran, ( help he said the US didn't need ), the US is reconsidering it's position on the Falklands and might well side with his BFF Milei.

[Sheaf Saint]

2 hours ago, trousers said:

Looks more like Harry Enfield to me... 🙂

That's what I was thinking.

"ONLY ME-lei"!

[Holmes_and_Watson]

A flotilla of mega dinghies, hired from people smugglers, makes it's brave way to the Falklands, to repel the invaders.

[AlexLaw76]

Deter the Argies, possibly. Even this ability is growing insignificant

Retake them if needed - absolutely no chance what so ever.

We are done as a serious conventional military force. As said for the last few years, against a peer/near peer advisory we would be done and dusted over a bad weekend.

Edited 31 minutes ago by AlexLaw76

[a1ex2001]

31 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Deter the Argies, possibly. Even this ability is growing insignificant

Retake them if needed - absolutely no chance what so ever.

We are done as a serious conventional military force. As said for the last few years, against a peer/near peer advisory we would be done and dusted over a bad weekend.

Fortunately Argentina are nothing like a near peer they in effect have no Navy with which to take the islands and no air force to ealistically threaten the on station Typhoons.  It is as always just posturing from an Argentine president because there is trouble at home the classic right wing distraction/othering solution to hide the real problems!

[tdmickey3]

50 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Deter the Argies, possibly. Even this ability is growing insignificant

Retake them if needed - absolutely no chance what so ever.

We are done as a serious conventional military force. As said for the last few years, against a peer/near peer advisory we would be done and dusted over a bad weekend.

Yeo, we can thank the Tories for hollowing it out over their 14 years term and surely just laugh at the posturing Badenoch blabbing about increasing it by 10bn....🤣