Comments by "Archie Bald" (@archiebald4717) on "Imperial War Museums" channel.

@josedro No it did not mate. All this talk of the USA giving Sidewinders to the UK nonsense. Just as in WWII, the Brits paid for everything. The Sidewinders were already on order and delivered early. The most significant help was from Chile. It allowed the Brits access to its radar surveillance station, to monitor Argie military aircraft movements.
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@Great White Don't be too sure. It's not what you have, it's about how you use it. That was proven in the Falklands conflict and also when the RAF managed to evade the USA air defences during two exercises, one year apart, to 'drop nuclear' bombs on US territory.
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@oscarbosio9881 You can think what you want. Argentina is the result of Spanish colonialism. Argentina was stolen from Native Americans. There are no traces of human habitation on the Falkland Islands. If the Argentinians return the stolen land to the Native Americans, then we can see what the next move is.
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@lucienlaurent4289 Utter ridiculous nonsense. They were not tricked and it is not slavery. Thousands freely apply to join every year, a few hundred are recruited. They earn far more than they would earn in Nepal, they get free health care, their salary is paid in full and on time, without a portion stolen as it would be in Nepal. They get a handsome pension which they could never expect in Nepal. Does that sound like slavery to you? Check the dictionary definition before you reply. They are not mercenaries. Gurkhas are recruited by India and by Singapore every year. Are they also slaves?
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@JoseLuis-nb2bg Ha Ha! Check the map mate.
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@oscarbosio9881 The islands are called The Falkland Islands.
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@JoseLuis-nb2bg England is not an island.
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@oscarbosio9881 So when will the Argentinians return the land in Argentina to the native Americans?
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They certainly were not free. Every single one had to be paid for, just like the equipment supplied by the USA during WWII.
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@jcoker423 From where do you get the idea that the Falklands are ignored by the UK?
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@markcooke5270 It turns out that the oil is very low quality. The only income for the islands is fishery licenses.
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@jammydodgerman Not at all pointless. Freedom is priceless and won by blood everywhere across the history of the world.
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@JoseLuis-nb2bg Check the map mate. As for Russia, its military is useless. Look at its performance in Ukraine!
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@maop2k You mean kick out all those with high levels of melanin?
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@oscarbosio9881 The land occupied by Argentina was stolen from the native Americans. When do the Argentinians plan on returning it to them?
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@jotabe1984 Yep, just like the Argentinians live and prosper on land stolen from native Americans.
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@igniortix Why would the Falklands islanders want to be governed by a corrupt, bankrupt and incompetent, failed State, which is nowhere near being a stable democracy?
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2022, not 2002!
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Russia's military seems to be much less potent than many thought.
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@The_GK1 I don't need to think. The evidence is there.
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@SPQRTempus Not according to official information. What is your source?
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@nigeh5326 Utter nonsense.
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@lucienlaurent4289 The Falklands were never inhabited by native Americans. Now you come to mention it, isn't it time that Argentinians returned the land they stole from those native Americans?
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@josedro Totally untrue. The UK paid for everything, just as they did in WWII.
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