UK 'regret' over Falklands dead

[daleo]

Source: BBC

Britain has expressed "continuing regret" over the deaths on both sides in the Falklands conflict.

Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett released a statement on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands.
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Shadow foreign secretary William Hague welcomed arrangements for relatives of the Argentine dead to visit the Falklands.

He said: "It is absolutely right to work for improved co-operation with Argentina.

But he said it was important to remember the war "was the result of an unprovoked act of aggression."



Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6515803.stm

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"An unprovoked act of aggression." - like the invasion of Iraq.

[weezy2736]

1. It's good to see the UK being level-headed.

They did what HAD to be done, left, and started up the diplomacy right away. bush could take a lesson.

[daleo]

2. I supported it at the time

But their later actions in Iraq made a mockery of the principle of non-aggression.

[IndianaGreen]

3. Let's talk about the oil that was found near the Falklands

which apparently has given new life to Argentina's claims on the islands taken by colonial England.

[dtotire]

4. 25 Years After War, Wealth Changes Falklands

Today, there is an economic boom going on in the Falklands.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/01/world/americas/01falklands.html?ref=world