geoffrey_prime wrote:
Even back in 1994, the Argentine government dropped its claim that the sinking of the Belgrano was a war crime, its defence ministry conceding that it was "a legal act of war".
Tragic though the sinking of the Belgarno was..and the subsequent loss of life..I dont think there is any doubt that the Belgrano represented a potential threat and had to be attacked.
I myself wasn't actually talking about the Belgrano (though others were, and I accept your response was addressed at them). I was talking about the incredible air of contemptuous arrogance that Thatcher exuded, as that clip reminded me.Tragic though the sinking of the Belgarno was..and the subsequent loss of life..I dont think there is any doubt that the Belgrano represented a potential threat and had to be attacked.
I don't actually know much about the Belgrano incident so wouldn't feel comfortable making claims about it one way or another.
