The US military did offer to help, but I suppose this had to be a solely British rescue mission.
The Falklands is what probably saved Margaret Thatcher from single term obscurity, and the United Kingdom from socialist hell. It would have been interesting to see how Michael Foot would deal with the Provis though.
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Originally Posted by tom8517
As anyone who has been here for a while knows. I've no fondness for the British armed forces. That said, the Falklands was a British operation, start to finish. The US provided some minor logistical support as the fleet was in route to the Falklands, but nothing really significant.
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