'UK can do 'precisely nothing' to prevent Argentina retaking the Falklands'

[Judi Lynn]

'UK can do 'precisely nothing' to prevent Argentina retaking the Falklands'

London, June 13 : Admiral Sir John "Sandy" Woodward, who commanded the British Naval Force in the South Atlantic during the Falklands War, has warned that the defence cuts will allow his country to do "precisely nothing" to prevent Argentina from retaking the islands.

Woodward also stressed that America has little interest in supporting Britain in any conflict because a stable Argentina is now more important to the State Department, The Telegraph reports.

He said that the US is pushing for negotiations over their sovereignty and that as "significantly the islands were already being called the Malvinas by the US, tells us all too clearly which way the wind is blowing."

With the Armed Forces already "over-committed" in Afghanistan and Libya, and the Navy drastically weakened following last year''s defence review, "the answer appears to be that we can do precisely nothing other than accede to US pressure," the 79-year-old insisted.

More:
http://www.newkerala.com/news/2011/worldnews-6044.html

[Peace Patriot]

1. !?

Surprising report--as to what he says about the U.S. Can it be true that the U.S. wants a "stable Argentina" and would not take England's side in a new Malvinas/Falklands conflict?

Could be this is just war profiteer bullshitting. (His war profiteer corporate buds are unhappy so he's trying to stir up some hysteria to get their funding restored.) But it's interesting....

[CJvR]

2. Well then it is fortunate...

...that Argentina can do practically nothing to capture the islands.
As for the US ranking Argentina over the UK in importance, yeah - perhaps sometime in the next century. The US calling for UN talks and calling the islands by their Spanish designation is nothing but cheap diplomatic theater that cost the US nothing.