Chapter 1,574 You cant rob me without giving it to me
The whole of Argentina is immersed in the joy of regaining its inherent territory and promoting our country's prestige. This is far more intoxicating to Argentinians than the good news of winning the World Cup four years ago.
The economy was in a sluggish state and the people's livelihood was covered up by this huge injection of stimulants. Galtieri's opposition disappeared in an instant. The people who had cursed the military government to hell one moment were now singing praises for the military government's wisdom and courage.
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This is completely different from the other country involved. Perhaps the only person in the UK who applauds Galtieri now is Alan Wilson himself.
As for Mrs. Thatcher going to attend a meeting in the House of Commons, it seemed like Alan Wilson got what he wanted and applauded Argentina for taking a crucial step. Britain's long-term laissez-faire finally paid off.
The reason why I say this is because the Falkland Islands have a long history, and Argentina did not suddenly become unable to bear it after arriving in 1982. Argentina has been testing Britain with military force for seven years, starting in 1976.
Since February this year, Argentine warships have opened fire on British research ships near Port Stanley. The British response was to send Royal Navy frigates to escort them.
In March, Argentina sent troops to occupy the South Orkney Islands, which was actually controlled by the British. The British responded with a diplomatic protest and kept it secret at home. The next year, Argentina cut off the oil supply to Stanley Port, and the British responded by sending a ship.
Submarines went to watch and kept secret from the country.
In the second half of 1977, the Argentinian navy began to assert its law enforcement rights in the Falklands waters and seized a large number of third-country fishing boats. The British response was to continue to send submarines to watch, and to keep it secret at home.
In the 1980s, Mrs. Thatcher had come to power, and the Argentinian oil company blatantly launched a tender for offshore oil projects in the Falklands waters, and the winning bid was the Soviet Union. The Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued an ultimatum to the United Kingdom through official channels, expressing the issue of the sovereignty of the Falklands.
Unable to delay any further, the British response was no response, and by the way, the only warship on the island was transferred back to the mainland.
After Britain pretended to be dead for such a long time, it is understandable that Galtieri believed that it could regain its inherent territory when faced with this situation. Britain was acquiescing to Argentina's move.
But this time it was different. The entire House of Commons was abuzz with people, and members of the House of Commons fiercely discussed the issue of the Falkland Islands. As the sitting prime minister, Mrs. Thatcher certainly withstood criticism from both the government and the opposition.
It is believed that this government has an unshirkable responsibility for the Falkland Islands problem turning into what it is now.
This is of course a slander, just like the Argentine military government began to test the UK with armed demonstrations as early as 1976, before Galtieri came to power. Similarly, the UK's long-term laissez-faire was not Thatcher's fault.
Mrs. Thatcher's own reasons also involve different prime ministers. It is unreasonable to criticize Mrs. Thatcher in this way.
In the long debate, mutual accusations have dominated the mainstream. It is certain that the Labor Party wants to embarrass the Conservative Party, but going to war over an island 10,000 kilometers away still needs to be discussed.
The result of the discussion was that all political parties soon came up with unanimous opinions. The MPs were agitated and shouted that they had "no choice" but to send troops. Even the leaders and MPs of the opposition Labor Party were filled with indignation and demanded that the Afghan army be driven out of the Falkland Islands.
Islands. The British Parliament showed rare unanimity.
At the same time, the opposition parties also demanded that the Thatcher government be held accountable. There was also calm within the ruling party, with backbenchers targeting the Foreign Secretary as a target of criticism and attack.
However, the debate on this day did not come up with a resolution to go to war. Obviously, Mrs. Thatcher still had to convene a cabinet meeting to discuss the matter. Unlike the national jubilation in Argentina, the Falkland Islands were not as good as a single island in the eyes of British citizens.
There was a football match. The mobilization of public opinion had not yet begun, and the UK was still in a peaceful state.
"Margaret, you've reached this point now, can't you still be patient?" Alan Wilson came to No. 10 Downing Street and saw Mrs. Thatcher, who had been criticized for a day, and took out a document.
It is a document regarding the recruitment of troops in Nepal, and a notification of the gathering of armed forces in the Crown Territory of Rhodesia.
This is of course not all. As the most important overseas territory of the United Kingdom, Malaya cannot be ignored. However, Malaya’s goal is too big. Only when the House of Commons comes up with specific decisions can Malaya take action.
Now is not the time.
Rhodesia is a place with a strong military color. Those Slavic immigrants themselves were the defeated people who escaped from Europe by chance. Rhodesia is still inland, surrounded by black countries on all sides, so the armed tradition has been preserved. If you want to
Recruitment can be done immediately.
Why doesn't Grace take care of her son-in-law? You know, Alan Wilson has resisted the interference of the richest woman and has called Colonel Albert back. The richest woman cannot convince him of this. He is just waiting for this time
After the war, it was natural for him to become a general.
As for the Kingdom of Nepal, the local people are an overseas corps that the British rely heavily on. After the independence of British India, the British also retained a recruitment agency in Kathmandu to serve the British.
Normally, no one cares about these two places. Military mobilization can be carried out first, and local preparations can be made privately through institutions, and they can start immediately when London gives the order.
Without expressing the resolution to go to war in the House of Commons, Mrs. Thatcher took the initiative and asked, "What should we do now?"
"Let the Americans exert their diplomatic influence first." Alan Wilson said in a determined tone, "Washington must be given time to work for peace, otherwise it will damage the special relationship between Britain and the United States."
The United States will definitely still side with the United Kingdom to a certain extent, because Britain's move to drop bombs in the Americas will help the United States raise interest rates to harvest Latin America. It is not intended to target Argentina. That is definitely a misunderstanding. The entire American countries are in the United States.
Within the harvest range, the proportion of US dollar settlement in the Americas is 95%.
The situation in all Latin American countries is similar. Argentina is not outstanding among them. Brazil is the third largest debtor country in the world, with a total national debt of 90 billion US dollars. Countries such as Mexico are also facing depletion of foreign exchange reserves but carrying huge debts. Allen
Wilson believed that the United States was now ready to restructure the debts of these countries.
It is nothing more than that after a Latin American country's old debt matures, the creditor immediately provides the country with a new loan to repay the old debt, which in fact delays the debt indefinitely. In exchange, the Latin American country must interrupt the original loan.
Although economic plans, spending cuts, and deficit reduction have alleviated debt problems on the books, they have destroyed the economic environment of these countries and led to huge capital outflows into creditor countries.
The destruction of the economic environment has led to the further deterioration of the financial environment of these countries, and they are once again unable to repay the next batch of due debts, so they can only follow the old routine of borrowing new and repaying the old, and so on, eventually forming a debt crisis - capital outflow - economic crisis - fiscal
Crisis-debt crisis is an endless vicious cycle.
As a result of the negotiations, no action was taken for the time being. Mrs. Thatcher immediately called U.S. President Reagan and Secretary of State Haig, asking them to mediate and exert influence on General Galtieri, Chairman of the Algerian Ruling Council.
This will only make General Galtieri think that Britain will not react violently, so he can rest easy. So General Galtieri made a not difficult decision to inspect the Falklands in Argentina's mouth as a national hero and prepare for this time.
The successful national hero experience was successfully renewed for two days.
But in the past two days, the British recruitment office in Kathmandu, the capital of the Kingdom of Nepal, was bustling with people. It was not the recruitment season. The British recruitment attracted a large number of young Nepali people who were serving as soldiers to support their families.
In Rhodesia, more than 5,000 young and middle-aged people were successfully gathered, which indicated that the United Kingdom would never give up on this. It only expected Argentina, a Latin American country, to notice that such actions were indeed difficult.
Mrs. Thatcher, who had been criticized for two days, finally came to the House of Commons with her staunch supporter, the Secretary-General of the Cabinet, to discuss the Falkland Islands issue with all parties. This time, the female prime minister came well prepared.
The opposition party's accusations were completely different from the passiveness of two days ago, and they immediately stated that they would respond resolutely.
At a critical moment in the debate, Alan Wilson defended Margaret Thatcher's rule, saying, "From an international perspective, this is a difficult decision. The Argentines may have their own reasons, but there is always a sense of hatred in many countries."
The incomprehensible idea is that after Britain leaves, the land will be yours of course. We won’t talk about the right or wrong of this idea, but shouldn’t we at least avoid stepping on the dignity of Britain on the ground? This is no longer the case
It’s just a matter of territorial disputes, and British citizens also have dignity.”
"What Britain gives you is yours. If Britain doesn't give it to you, you can't take it away!" Alan Wilson faced more than 600 members of Congress and issued a loud threat, "Argentina should immediately and unconditionally withdraw from the Falkland Islands. The trial will be held."
Those involved in making dangerous and risky decisions must be responded to by Argentina within eight hours, that’s it.”
The relevant person who made the dangerous and risky decision, of course, refers to Galtieri himself. It seems a bit excessive to send the Argentine leader to jail before the war has begun.
But this is exactly the purpose. The principle of asking the Axis Powers to surrender unconditionally as soon as the United States entered the war is the same. The United States stimulated bloody wars between the Axis Powers, Britain and the Soviet Union.
Britain's current purpose is to block Galtieri's retreat so that Galtieri cannot avoid prison no matter what his choice. Rather than doing this, it is better to remain a national hero.
The House of Commons voted to form a task force in response to Argentina's disrespectful occupation of British overseas territories. After the House of Commons reached a consensus to resolutely fight back, Foreign Secretary Carrington took the blame and resigned as a sign that nothing had been done about the occupation of the Falkland Islands this time.
The scapegoat reacted, and soon after, Humphrey, the Lord Privy Seal, and Richard Luce, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, also left their posts.
Mrs. Thatcher acted as if she had been ordered to do so in a desperate situation, carrying out the third cabinet reshuffle since taking office as prime minister. She was also a member of the current war cabinet.