Originally Posted by fredzedex
....could you see this country put together a task force and sail to the other side of the world to fight a conflict today with the meagre forces at our disposal.
Wouldn't have had to if they hadn't started
pulling the plug on South Atlantic patrol vessels
etc.
The UK should
never have had to fight that
war. And were lucky not to have paid an even
greater price in servicemen's lives.
Didn't stop Thatcher using it to ride a tide
of blood to an election victory.
