Comment on UK responds to Argentina new president’s pledge to ‘get back’ Falkland Islands

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PhobosAnomaly@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

Oil.

The areas around the South American coastline is generally thought to be rich in oil reserves, and the UK have a good chunk of that with their economic borders smack in the middle of Argentina’s.

I’m no expert on Argentina domestic policy, but it does seem that every time a major drama is going on domestically, the government’s automatic reaction is “let’s get the Falklands!” to divert attention from their own issues.

See also: Boris Johnson and Ukraine, except over forty years.

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