David Cameron is manning up against the Argies:
Britain is prepared to defend the Falkland Islands with military force if Argentina launched another invasion, David Cameron has said.
Speaking on the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show, the Prime Minister said troops would be deployed in the event of another attempt by Buenos Aires to re-take the islands.
He made the UK’s “extremely strong” position clear after Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, the Argentine president, renewed her accusations that the islands were stolen by Britain.
In an escalation of aggressive rhetoric, she took out advertisements in British newspapers claiming that the islands were forcibly stripped from Argentina in “a blatant exercise of 19th century colonialism”.
Her position has hardened since last year’s 10 year anniversary of the Falklands War and the discovery of potential oil resources off the coast of the islands.
Mr Cameron this morning said he would fight to keep the Falklands in the same way Margaret Thatcher launched forces to protect the islanders in 1982.
Asked if Britain would defend the islands, he replied: “Of course we would and we have strong defences in place on the Falkland islands, that is absolutely key, that we have fast jets stationed there, we have troops stationed on the Falklands.
Cameron needs to park a couple of Astute Class subs in and around the vicinity of Buenos Aires.
They might not have access to aircraft carriers at the moment, but the Astute Class and Vanguard Class subs have plenty of firepower between them.
Add on the fact that the Pom’s troops are battle hardened after more than 10 years in Iraq and Afghanistan while the Argies have sat making their arse larger and practising marching backwards:
