Since the war in 1982 that claimed thousands of lives and saw the one of the quickest Military mobilization in British History, the Thatcher Government sent with intent to cite any Argentine force back to its borders. Thatcher herself declared in a statement to the Commons, "For the first time for many years, British Sovereign Territory, has been invaded by a foreign power".
A powerful and striking quote, nevertheless the response was quick and forceful. Many have thought the pursue of the Islands by the state of Argentina was for pure access into the realm of South Antarctica, which will have extensive oil reserves and land mass, once the ice has melted.
The Island recently have begun drilling for Oil in the south Atlantic, provoking Argentina to strong diplomatic talks with the UN and hopefully in their case the UK.
Even though Argentina promised no military action would be taken, two interesting points have been made to the UN. Britain is a permenant member of the security council and to quote the BBC report,
"At the summit, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva urged the UN to debate Argentina's claim to sovereignty.
"What is the geographic, the political or economic explanation for England [sic] to be in Las Malvinas?" he asked.
"Could it be because England is a permanent member of the UN's Security Council [where] they can do everything and the others nothing?"
I do find this statement rather amusing, because he says "England" is a permanent member of the council. Under Union law in the UK, only the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland are in the UN. All four member states/kingdoms are present in the UN, not just England.
However is this point relevant? I think so....even though I do not agree with the Argentine governmental idea on this matter at all. Does the UK and other permanent members have too much control at the UN? Is this an issue? What does it depend on?
However the greedy search for oil is on and even though the UK is right to claim possession over this oil through its sovereignty laws and status'(not minding how the islands were acquired in the first place), its search is a symbol of modern decadence
and dependence on oil.
Will we see further action on a Military scale or will this die down and be forgotten?
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