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Meanwhile, about 7,800 miles from Portsmouth, the Argentines braced to defend the British territory that they had invaded on April 2. C-130 Hercules military transports marked with the sky-blue and white colors of Argentina roared back and forth between the tiny island capital of Port Stanley and their mainland base, 600 miles away. The aircraft brought food, ammunition, trucks and members of the Argentine 9th Infantry Brigade to bolster the 2,500-man invasion force. In Buenos Aires, the government made further preparations for battle. Some 80,000 Argentines who had just finished their year of compulsory...
...American-approved solution in my kit bag. The situation is very tense and very difficult." It was "too early to say" if there was a diplomatic solution to the crisis. Still, Haig showed his sympathy for his hosts by endorsing the U.N. Security Council resolution that called for Argentina to withdraw...
...moved slowly past upwards of 150,000 flag-waving onlookers as he drove to the presidential palace, the Casa Rosada, to see President Galtieri. The Argentine leader subsequently told a cheering crowd: "If the British want to come, let them come. We will take them on." He added that Argentina would "inflict punishment" on anyone who "dares to touch one meter of Argentine territory." But the discussions between Haig and the Argentines continued until late that evening. It was after midnight when Haig announced unexpectedly that he would return to London immediately for further talks with the British government. Asked...
...High government officials were sure that the Argentines would never withdraw their invasion force from the Falklands unless they were convinced that Britain was deadly serious about military retaliation. Accordingly, the government deliberately harshened its rhetoric, while using every other means at its disposal to bring diplomatic pressure on Argentina. Pym set the tone. "Britain does not appease dictators,' he told a solemn House of Commons. Pale and grave, Thatcher answered further opposition cries for her resignation with the tart retort: "No. Now is the time for strength and resolution...
...United Nations Security Council immediately after their invasion, where they were condemned as aggressors. The situation would seem less clear-cut to other Latin American countries if the British started shooting in the South Atlantic. At least ten countries, including Brazil, Mexico and Venezuela, have expressed sympathy with Argentina's claim to the Falklands, even while most deplored their" neighbor's methods. British military action might make them close ranks with Argentina, although the other Latin nations are unlikely to join in any conflict...