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Beacool

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3. Yes, they were in possession of the islands.

Reply to FLAprogressive (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 20, 2012, 08:16 AM

Mar 2012

Although I do agree that there wasn't a native population.

The British were the pirates of the sea and with their mighty fleet took almost anything they wanted. They invaded Buenos Aires twice in the early years of the 19th century, when Argentina was still a Spanish colony. They wanted a foothold in the South Atlantic and settled on the Falklands.

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Argentina's claim to the Falklands is crap and always has been. It's nationalist saber-rattling. FLAprogressive Mar 2012 #1

After reading the history of the falklands Confusious Mar 2012 #2

Yes, they were in possession of the islands. Beacool Mar 2012 #3

The Native Americans were in possession of Manhattan. Nye Bevan Mar 2012 #4

Considering the islands were unihabitited when discovered Confusious Mar 2012 #8

Conquistadors anyone? OPOS Mar 2012 #5

The war was a mistake and I don't think that they astart another one. Beacool Mar 2012 #6

Examples? OPOS Mar 2012 #7

Argentina has only controlled the islands Confusious Mar 2012 #9

Let's see here. Dr_Scholl Mar 2012 #10