Falklands Conflict Negotiation Discussion

One, both sides should withdraw

to 500 miles either side of the Falklands.

Two, some sort of interim authority should be created on the islands.

Three, the status of the Falklands should be negotiated by 31 December.

What do you mean, status?

Well... Sovereignty?

Nothing should be excluded. You do mean sovereignty.

I'm trying to de escalise a war.

So am I. But you do not do it by appeasement, you

increase its chances. Mrs Thatcher, we're not negotiating... You see this table?

This was where Neville

Chamberlain sat in 1938 when he spoke on the wireless about the Czechs as

far away people about whom we know nothing and with whom

we have so little in common. Munich. Appeasement.

A world war followed because of that irresponsible, woolly minded, indecisive,

slipshod attitude and the deaths of 45 million people.

The fact that we have to treat Britain and Argentina even handedly for

the purpose of negotiation...

How dare you treat us even handedly?

Argentina is the aggressor, the invader, a forthright, cruel,

unstable, corrupt,

brutal regime with no morals or scruples whatever.

They torture and murder their political

opponents by the most ghastly Nazi methods and this is

the regime you wish to give even a foothold over British citizens?

The poor chap's head is still spinning.