Word: argentinas
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...from both sides to accept the idea of a cease-fire and a phased withdrawal. Like Haig, however, the Secretary-General ran into a major obstacle: the Argentines' insistence that any agreement must "inexorably" lead to their sovereignty over the islands. When Britain continued to balk at this, Argentina appeared to back off by calling sovereignty an ultimate "objective" rather than a precondition to talks. At the same time, however, the Argentines hardened their position on mutual withdrawal. Meanwhile, the Thatcher government, stung by increasing "sellout" charges from Conservative Party backbenchers, stiffened its stance on the role...
...handful of top-ranking officers without even consulting the corps commanders who would have to carry on the fighting. Suddenly saddled with a high-risk war, many of these battlefield commanders became bitter against the junta that pushed them into the fight and so have insisted that Argentina hold out for sovereignty over the islands. Says one State Department analyst: "The top generals were the ones to make the Malvinas the top national objective. So they must take responsibility if they fail...
...crisis arose, ironically, only one month after Britain's European partners had, in a dramatic show of solidarity, voted unanimously to impose sanctions against Argentina for one month. Last week's first rebuff came when foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg reluctantly agreed to extend those sanctions for only seven more days instead of the additional month the British had sought. Italy and Ireland did not go along with even that limited measure. But a crueler blow fell the next day in Brussels, where Community agriculture ministers voted 7 to 1 (with Denmark and Greece abstaining) to override...
Ostensibly, the extension of economic sanctions against Argentina and the vexing issue of British budget contributions were not connected. But no one doubted that they would be linked when the bargaining began. As West German Agricultural Minister Josef Ertl said pointedly, "Solidarity is a two-way street...
...cash tradeoff. Now that Thatcher was moving militarily against the Argentines, her partners were becoming skittish. The Irish had already announced they could not support Britain in what Dublin saw as a colonial war by its former colonial masters. An important consideration for Italians was that nearly half of Argentina's population is of Italian origin, and 1.3 million Argentines still carry Italian passports...