Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Malvinas My Ass Hurts

Hillary Clinton has spoken on the need to mediate the continueing disagreement over the ownership of the correctly named Falkland Islands. They are only known as the Malvinas by the losing party. What Mrs. Clinton does not seem to understand is that the issue was settled in 1982 and remains settled until such time as Argentina decides to strike again. The loss of the Cruiser General Belgrano, the cowardly retreat to port of the rest of the Argentine "fleet," and the literal stranding of the half trained Argentine conscripts probably still weighs heavy on the their national conscience. The UK will never give up the Falklands I would wager no matter what a progressive (whatever that means) U.S. SecState (or President) says or does. The question has been decided by war as most important international conflicts historically have been and will be as long as humans grace this planet. To think otherwise is childish. Mrs. Clinton's untimely remarks serve no purpose and is frankly disrespectful to a nation (and fallen UK soldiers loved ones) that is our ally in the current conflict with the Mohammedans. It appears that Mrs. Clinton and the administration she serves have little understanding of the realities of the world.

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