Bye-Bye Iranian Nuclear Reactor

[Furball]

Originally posted by bustr
Too bad the "balls" fled the British Isles when Churchill was laid to rest. Wonder if they can hear him spinning in his grave these days?

Britain doesn't have balls?

Sure you not confusing us with the french?

(i know that a lot of american's geography gets a little fuzzy outside the states.)

You know - i am not trying to be smart or start a flame here.. but i am very suprised the US did not help us in the falklands.

British island gets invaded, british have no proper air support after the big carriers were disbanded (thank christ for the harrier), british sail 3000 or whatever it is miles with an understrength force without proper air support and kick arse.  That is balls.

[Furball]

Originally posted by bustr
Too bad the "balls" fled the British Isles when Churchill was laid to rest. Wonder if they can hear him spinning in his grave these days?

British soldiers killed 35 Iraqi attackers in the Army’s first bayonet charge since the Falklands War 22 years ago.  The fearless Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders stormed rebel positions after being ambushed and pinned down.   Despite being outnumbered five to one, they suffered only three minor wounds in the hand-to-hand fighting near the city of Amara.  The battle erupted after Land Rovers carrying 20 Argylls came under attack on a highway.

[storch]

Originally posted by bustr
Too bad the "balls" fled the British Isles when Churchill was laid to rest. Wonder if they can hear him spinning in his grave these days?

funny you should say that.  go pick a bar fight with a pommie then report on the results.  

[Skydancer]

"You know - i am not trying to be smart or start a flame here.. but i am very suprised the US did not help us in the falklands. "

And thats just one of the reasons I think we should stayed out of Iraq!

"British island gets invaded, british have no proper air support after the big carriers were disbanded (thank christ for the harrier), british sail 3000 or whatever it is miles with an understrength force without proper air support and kick arse. That is balls."

Big ones !

[NUKE]

Originally posted by Skydancer
"So what's the difference between a suicide bomber and a guided missile or bomb from a helicopter/plane? Your daughters head is still dead all the same. "

Yep.

Palestinian sucide bombers tend to attack civilians with the sole intent on killing as many as possible, in case you hadn't noticed that trend.

[Hangtime]

Originally posted by Skydancer
"You know - i am not trying to be smart or start a flame here.. but i am very suprised the US did not help us in the falklands. "

And thats just one of the reasons I think we should stayed out of Iraq!

"British island gets invaded, british have no proper air support after the big carriers were disbanded (thank christ for the harrier), british sail 3000 or whatever it is miles with an understrength force without proper air support and kick arse. That is balls."

Big ones !

Dateline: 30 April, 1982. Reagan terminates Haig's peace mission, declares US support for Britain, imposes economic sanctions on Argentina, and offers Britain materiel and other aid.

Henh.

You take a swipe at us.. while yer lil pal's at Airbus across the channel were actively supporting the Argentines?

The pilots of the 2d Escuadrilla, trained in France in 1980–81, were fully qualified with the aircraft. However, at the time the conflict in the Falklands began, only five of the Super Etendards and five Exocet missiles had been delivered from France. The Common Market nations and NATO immediately initiated an arms embargo on Argentina, therefore halting the French shipments of planes and missiles. Throughout the conflict, the Argentine government tried desperately but unsuccessfully to obtain more Exocets on the world market. Argentina would have to fight the war with only five Etendards and Exocet missiles. Since spare parts for the Etendards were cut off by the NATO arms embargo, the FAA decided to hold one of the five fighters in reserve and use it for parts to support the remaining four aircraft.

The Argentinians had no previous experience with antiship missiles, and the Exocet was a complicated and cranky weapon. The Argentinians experienced a lot of trouble fitting the Exocet launch system and rails to the Super Etendards. In November 1981, Dassault Aviation, owned by the French government and builder of the Super Etendard, sent a team of nine of its own technicians (and some additional French Aerospatiale specialists) to work with the Argentine navy to supervise the introduction of the Etendards and Exocets. Although France complied with the NATO/ Common Market weapons embargo, the French technical team remained in Argentina and apparently continued to work on the aircraft and Exocets, successfully repairing the malfunctioning launch systems. Without the technical help and collusion from the government of France—Britain’s NATO “ally”—it is improbable that Argentina would have been able to employ its most devastating weapon.

Yah gotta wonder.. did you get yer education in Japan with Japanese textbooks? Oh, BTW; did the French Goverment ever apologize to the Brits for not porking the Exocet Programme?

Lastly, yer statement of 'the US Did not help us in the Falklands' is so hugely off center.. not only did we support you, we refused to assist the Argentinians in ANY way..

From the start, the junta’s strategy of seizing the Falklands was delusional. Immediately after the Argentinian seizure of the Falklands and the British announcement that they would mount a campaign to retake the islands, the Argentine military contacted the US government and requested that the United States provide Argentina with full intelligence support in a conflict with Britain. When the US intelligence officials denied the Argentinian requests and declared that the United States would stand by its British ally, the Argentine leadership was dumbfounded.27 So convinced were they of the nobility of their cause that they simply assumed the United States and the whole world would line up with Argentine national ambitions. The Argentinians felt bitter about the rebuff, as the junta had never seriously considered that the United States would not wholeheartedly support an Argentine dictatorship and abandon its closest ally.

Fer shame... yah get an 'F' on yer homework.

[Lye-El]

Originally posted by Skydancer
"You know - i am not trying to be smart or start a flame here.. but i am very suprised the US did not help us in the falklands. "

And thats just one of the reasons I think we should stayed out of Iraq!

 

According to an article about the Falklands in Air & Space the Argentine government requested  U.S. Intellligence when the British decided they wanted those sheep.

The request was denied.



But then again, I don't know if Margret Thatcher asked the U.S. to put carrier battle group off the Falklands to protect the British fleet.

[Hangtime]

Maggie wanted it to be a Royal Navy show.. to that end the US support was logistal only.. refueling, intel, support, materials where appropriate. The Brits did a heluva job.. but it should be noted there were hero's on both sides in that little tussle.