Admiral Sandy Woodward - RIP
Aug 7th 2013, 12:23 pm
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Re: Admiral Sandy Woodward - RIP
I know it's not popular to say so but I sincerely think we should have invaded Argentina installed a governor - the only way to stop them teaching their children lies about the Falklands and prevent another war over the islands in the future.
The Islanders decisively voted to remain British and it was ignored by the Argies - we should tell them we're pointing a nuke at their capital and will make them pay dearly if they don't renounce their false claims on our land...
...just a thought
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The Islanders decisively voted to remain British and it was ignored by the Argies - we should tell them we're pointing a nuke at their capital and will make them pay dearly if they don't renounce their false claims on our land...
...just a thought
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Aug 8th 2013, 6:52 am
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Re: Admiral Sandy Woodward - RIP
Command decisions are never easy. Must be hard having to live with them knowing sometimes people die because of decisions you make, even when the big picture demands it we're still talking about lives.
Still, he got the job done and should be rightfully commended. If that was 40 years prior we'd have probably carpet bombed Buenos Aires for a week and invaded them after re-taking the islands...we were quite measured in our response given it was an unprovoked invasion of our territory.
And yesterday that harpy of a leader the Argies have was whining at the UN about Islands Britons lived on before Argentina was a state.
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Still, he got the job done and should be rightfully commended. If that was 40 years prior we'd have probably carpet bombed Buenos Aires for a week and invaded them after re-taking the islands...we were quite measured in our response given it was an unprovoked invasion of our territory.
And yesterday that harpy of a leader the Argies have was whining at the UN about Islands Britons lived on before Argentina was a state.
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These ships had known weaknesses, we knew it and so did the argies. Coventry need not have been sacrificed. She could have provided the same air defence from a better defensive position.
Still, it did make the next generation fire control radars a lot better. As an ex EW and Radar artifice I could bore you with the technology but it's now outdated and likely still classified.
Anyway, I respect any CO that makes a decision that ultimately is going to cause deaths to his own side. He should though have been less pig headed and taken some of the advice from his captains and admirals on board.
