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Reply | Gwion Edwards Match worn boots and home shirt for sale
at 09:42 6 Aug 2020
No you're right, maybe he wouldn't. I was just thinking that when a professional sportsman gives a fan personal items, they don't do it so that those items can be sold for personal gain. Maybe I'm just naive. |
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Reply | Poor from M&S.
at 17:38 3 Aug 2020
"Haig’s first round in Buenos Aires must have been as disappointing as his first round in London, as the Argentinean’s required a halt to the British Armada before even considering any withdrawal."
Seems they were at least open to negotiation in the early stages. |
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Reply | Poor from M&S.
at 16:23 3 Aug 2020
After the sinking, which killed over 300 Argentinians. Remember, The Belgrano was not in the exclusion zone and was heading away from the Islands. |
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Reply | Poor from M&S.
at 16:04 3 Aug 2020
All I'm saying is, there was room for negotiation and Thatcher refused. I see those lives lost, on both sides, as wasted and possibly avoidable. Others think they were necessary and worth the outcome. |
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Reply | Poor from M&S.
at 15:57 3 Aug 2020
I take it none of your children were killed down there? |
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Reply | Poor from M&S.
at 15:55 3 Aug 2020
https://www.thereaganfiles.com/document-collections/the-falklands-crisis.html
"Secretary Haig’s “Shuttle Diplomacy” was officially launched on April 6 (see Document 2), and on April 8 he arrived in London hoping to persuade Great Britain to allow for the creation of an interim administration over the Falklands in which Argentine forces would comply with UN Resolution 502, which required a complete withdrawal. Prime Minister Thatcher, however, would not negotiate anything less than the withdrawal of all Argentineans; restoration of the British administration; and preservation of the right of self-determination for the Falklanders. (See Document 3.)"
I can't read your link as there is a paywall. [Post edited 3 Aug 15:56]
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Reply | Poor from M&S.
at 15:38 3 Aug 2020
From what I have read, America wanted a full withdrawal of Argentine troops before brokering a peace plan. That wasn't enough for Thatcher and 255 British servicemen and hundreds of young Argentinian conscripts sadly lost their lives. |
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Reply | Poor from M&S.
at 20:39 1 Aug 2020
I'll tell you what was a slap in the face for British troops who died there.... The fact that Thatcher sent them to their deaths. America offered to broker peace but she wanted blood. |
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Reply | Geordies will be happy!!
at 20:24 1 Aug 2020
Hibs, big club? Just shows what any club means to it's fans. Newcastle are nothing special. |
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