Falkland Islands: Britain 'Would Lose' If Argentina Decides To Invade Now -- The TelegraphRear-Admiral Sir John Forster Woodward - who in 1982 gave the order to sink the General Belgrano - regrets not making more of how the Falklands war was won.
"That was stupid,” says Sandy Woodward, a plain-speaking man of the sea. “It was a mistake. I regret that when the war was over we agreed to play it low key,” he adds. “We should have made more noise, to make sure people realised it was the Navy that had done the job, not the bloody Air Force or the Army. The Air Force dropped one bomb on target. There were more Commandos, who are naval soldiers, than there were Army.”
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Update: Defence cuts mean we could not retake the Falkland with our 'dire Navy', claims military chief who secured islands 30 years ago -- Daily Mail
My Comment: The retired Admiral sums it up best ....
.... “It’s not the Navy that I joined at the age of 13, or that I served in during the Falklands.
Yup .... the world is very different today. And yes .... if Argentina was successful in overcoming the British garrison in the Falklands, Britain does not have the means or resources to take it back.
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