Jacksgranda Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 13 minutes ago, GordonS said: Brazil see the British control of the Falklands as colonialism and agrees with Argentina. In '82 they impounded a Vulcan bomber that was forced to land in Rio, and held the crew. They handed them back a week later in exchange for helicopter parts. Tbh I don't regard the EEZ as belonging to the islanders - if they're British, then it's British waters. They already get far more than their share, and far more than they put in. That's fine, but they don't then get to control all the resources too. I don't know, a lot of moderate folk don't care and Argentina is skint, if they could get a decent deal they might go for it. Timing would be everything. The nationalists and veterans would go nuts though - on both sides. So Brazil can be bought off - handy to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 Just now, Jacksgranda said: So Brazil can be bought off - handy to know. It's the countries that can't be bought off that scare me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 13 minutes ago, GordonS said: It's the countries that can't be bought off that scare me. Don’t think you have much to be scared of then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 8 minutes ago, Granny Danger said: Don’t think you have much to be scared of then. You can't buy off North Korea or Saudi Arabia. They don't run countries, thank f*ck, but if they did you couldn't buy off ISIS or the Taliban. The ideologues are always scarier than the pragmatists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 You can't buy off North Korea or Saudi Arabia. They don't run countries, thank f*ck, but if they did you couldn't buy off ISIS or the Taliban. The ideologues are always scarier than the pragmatists. You can buy off North Korea. That’s pretty much been the way Washington has dealt with them the last 30 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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GordonS Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 4 hours ago, NotThePars said: You can buy off North Korea. That’s pretty much been the way Washington has dealt with them the last 30 years. True, though judging by the increasing Chinese concern that might be wearing thin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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