Where's the Thatcher thread gone?

Just popped in to see if your still going.........yep.

 

Is this the 7 page argument or the full 8 page?

 

Perfect.

 

so, the belgrano.... 323 young lives lost on a ship which was torpedoed as it sailed away and was outside the 200m exclusion zone set by the british.
ok, still no independent enquiry but we already know how they turn out

in true Baysearcher style i'll leave that with you. just one of the many reasons i would be celebrating with a drink tonight if i could.

 

I'll have one for you.

 

Thanks to a proper opposition MP, Tam Dalyell and thanks to you Erm for a good discussion

 

make it a good one! as soon as i am able i will but not going to risk alcohol atm

 

I'm on my third

 

It was a bit hard to follow....

 

It was only sailing away temporarily and had orders to attack any British ships within range of its weapons.

 

It was Friday night - had me in fits - especially the James Bond villain with his evil lair in a camp site, stroking a cat, saying "ah Mr Bond, we've been expecting you" then falling over a guy rope

 

as i said, no enquiry and the definitions of its positioning, exclusion zone and the order to strike it are all in question. 323 young lives. that's the point. my point.

 

It was a war, if you don't want your battleships blown up keep them in harbour - unless you are French, in which case keep them in the harbour and blow them up yourselves

 

Don't mind If I do, and I'll have another for myself while I'm at it.

 

While I regret the lives lost, if those marines had have landed I was one of those who would have had to fight them, I doubt I would be here today.

 

they were heading away, well outside the british declared exclusion zone and while the peace agreement was still on the table and if my memory serves (it may well not) but war had not been declared only a response that britain would 'take necessary action" and this was before they set the 200m exclusion zone.

 

Actually I don't think either side officially declared war. The UK had already told Argentina it didn't hold the 200m zone as a limit it would observe

 

so quick to mention the belgrano, so quick to forget the british losses. exclusion zone or not, war was never declared and it is consigned to history as a conflict.
sinking the belgrano? look here http://www.naval-history.net/F62brshipslost.htm and see why i shed no tears for sinking theirs