Comments by "" (@shamrock141) on "Imperial War Museums" channel.

  1. To this day Desert Storm is possibly the smoothest, best run operation that involved overthrowing one country and liberating another in history. Almost everything went right, coordination was tight as can be and international cooperation was at an all time high. Ironically it's overwhelming success lead to the mixed mess of the 2003 invasion
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  2. Montgomery made many decisions that tremendously helped the war effort in North Africa that largely go unnoticed. Everyone likes to look at the general that pulls a victory despite being outnumbered and outgunned but it's important to remember that's the exception, not the rule. Winning the war needs supplies, sabotage, technological advancement, communication and experience, which Monty prioritized
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  3. Logistics wins wars, securing logistics is a crucial part of being a general that's often historically overlooked in favour of flashy battles
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  4. Sure buddy, everything's going to plan 😂
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  5. Then it'll be over when Putin no longer has young men to throw into slaughter for his selfish ambitions
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  6. Says the guy with Rasputin as his profile pic...
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  7.  @tapele5987  why though? What gives Argentina that right. Dozens of nations hold overseas dominions, do you think each and every one should ship all those people back to the mainland or abandon them?
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  8. You're living in a fantasy world mate
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  9.  @guilegameche3810  is that irony not applicable to the Argentinians, descendants of Spanish colonials who butchered the native Mayans and other groups. What makes you think Argentina hasn't spilled blood in the name of conquest
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  10. Maybe to you, but to men and women back in WW2 it was a banner to rally behind
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  11.  @tapele5987  under normal circumstances yes, however the Falklands belonged to great Britain before the nation of Argentina existed and since the local populas has no wish to become Argentine what rightful claim does Argentina really have
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  12. Sure Dima, Russia's doing great aren't they, remind me when was their "special military operation" supposed to end...
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  13. ​ @MarkHarrison733  Thatcher never said that, you're in over your head
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  14. No one lived on the Falkland Islands before they discovered them, who was there to invade, certainly not Argentina which did not even exist
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  15. Not India, it was the Suez Crisis that changed British foreign policy, from then on they knew they couldn't just invade other territories without serious justification and international backing
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  16. Ah yes because the queen decides all that goes on in parliament
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  17. ​ @COMPASS_MDP  Britain discovered the islands and had a settlement before Argentina, and to this day they have voted in favour of British rule Argentina has no justification whatsoever to use lethal force to conquer the islands, they spilt blood for nothing, that's why the international community will never back Argentina here
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  18. No we're not. We weren't when we went into Afghanistan or Iraq or Somalia and now that those conflicts are concluded our industries can easily sustain supporting Ukraine
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  19. ​ @MarkHarrison733  no it wasn't, they were active combatants. The exclusion zone was mainly for civilian and other nations' sea faring ships
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  20. What business do the Argentinians have there, last I checked they colonised their own nation
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  21. So you're saying soldiers die in war, wow what a shocking revelation
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  22.  @gustavorivas6734  you can't really talk about how unfair self determination is when they've lived there for nearly 200 years now. I don't see Argentina giving land away to the descendants of the Mayans. If they didn't like British rule that would have changed by now but no, nearly 2 centuries and they're still happy, don't spill more blood for some Argentine ego
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  23.  @gustavorivas6734  I am using "unfair" in the context of it's importance to letting a territory choose governance, they're not first, second or even third generation settlers, they've been there for 200 hundred years, they predate the nation of Argentina. Furthermore Argentina's succession Spain was a choice, one the Falklands were not involved in as they did not answer to spain, hence Argentina has no standing in its claim. Secondly I used the Mayans as an example, they were known to move south to the mountains of Chile but yes perhaps I should choose more carefully. So why is it that the descendants of the Tupi, Toba, Mapuche, Kolla and other natives have no say in governance over the land that was stolen from them by the Argentinians, yet the Argentinians cry imperialism at Britain while benefiting from it themselves. Seems hypocritical Thirdly self determination is a modern concept. In the days of old no one cares about self determination among the great powers, it became important due to the United Nation's influence. Today Scotland, Northern Ireland, Gibraltar and yes the Falklands can leave if they do choose. Singapore left the UK through self determination, as did Malta, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. It's been done many times so to call it a convenient political maneuver with no precedent is false, especially since it was the UN that called for the referendum, not Britain alone
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  24. Last time I checked 99% of Ukrainians didn't vote to be Russian
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  25. ​ @YorkGod1  I disagree. The UK has a smaller number of servicemen but still has a top of the line navy, with modern multirole aircraft and ships. In addition the information warfare abilities of the UK greatly surpass that of Argentina, they would likely never get the same element of surprise again, so a British fleet or task force would likely be stationed nearby as a deterrent
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  26. It's not stolen money, stolen requires it to be illegal. Vote for a party that will abolish the monarchy if you don't like them but she hasn't done anything illegal, moreover she's probably the best diplomat the British have ever had, that's a real working job in case you forgot
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  27. Oh get over yourself man
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  28. ​ @korencek in 1990 Iraq had 1.39 million military personnel. The only countries that surpassed this at the time were the US, USSR and China
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