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[-] PugJesus@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago

Explanation: The Falklands War was started by an attempt of Argentina to take the Falkland Islands, located near the Argentinian coast, from the UK. Despite the islands being economically and militarily unimportant, being made of 99% rocks and sheep, the UK was not about to take the seizure laying down, and responded with force, resulting in a clear British victory.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falklands_War

[-] jqubed@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

The war is always a kind of wild one to me, given that Argentina hadn’t had a presence there in about 150 years but still wanted to take it back despite it being relatively inconsequential. It’s not like they were in there liberating anyone of Argentine descent; their people were long gone.

[-] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 3 points 7 months ago

They had the islands for either two or four years, and the British never explicitly abandoned them, just left them uninhabited.

[-] trollercoaster@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 months ago

The Falklands aren't uninhabited.

[-] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago

Yeah, that's not how something like that works. If they hadn't responded with force, other nations would have started looking at their other overseas territories, wondering if they'd bother to defend them or not.

Besides, the same question could be asked of Argentina, if they're so worthless, why take them?

[-] PugJesus@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

I never said the Brits should have taken the seizure laying down? I just said it was over something that was pretty worthless in and of itself, hence the meme being of a possum defending literal trash.

[-] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago

Yes, but it's their trash

Besides, from what I've heard, the Falklands are quite nice.

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