BRITISH Special Forces have carried out a raid on the Falklands to test garrison security amid fears that Argentina may try to land commandos on one of the 700 small islands in a bid to claim sovereignty.
The surprise attack involved members of the Special Boat Service who landed from the sea tasked with capturing key strategic targets.
More than 20 troops took part in the mission, planned by senior officers at the Permanent Joint Headquarters in Northwood, west London.
Landing on West Falkland in five four-man teams, each group was assigned a target and had to “leave a calling card” to prove their mission had been successful.
The troops are understood to have secured two islands without being spotted, as well as targeting an air traffic control tower and a military power supply.
Update: Falklands 'raided' by British Special Forces to test the garrison's security, says UK media -- Merco Press
WNU Editor: For an Argentinian incursion to be effective .... they would need to deploy hundreds of men, and to provision them with enough supplies to hold off from any British counter-attack. Considering the current state of Argentina's military .... I doubt that this is a mission that they are ready for.
4 comments:
The Argentinian army may not be ready especially logistically, but a politician could send them anyway.
Many politicians would be dumb enough.
The might be tempted to invade, but they have the recent history (in, living memory) that failure will cost them their job and possibly their freedom.
When in analysis of politicians and their behavior, you ignore the IS(insane, stupid) factor to your peril. Unfortunately by it's very nature IS is almost impossible to understand or predict.
Mrs. Kirchener is practicing
the old diversionary tactic
of, "No Roman dare sleep while
Hannibal yet lives." The
worst thing she could do
would be to invade. Should
she get beaten she'd get
kicked out of office and
should she succeed Argentina
would be worse off if anything.
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OFS
I think you about nailed it.
I am not sure what the downside of Argentinian military success would be.
I would say Obama would back Kirchner.
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