Word: thatcherism
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...Falklands were "fighting for a cause, for the belief that armed aggression must not be allowed to succeed and that people must participate in the decisions of government under the rule of law." Privately, both the President and Secretary of State Alexander Haig continued to worry over Thatcher's rejection of a negotiated solution that would, by ultimately involving Argentina in the future of the Falklands, help repair the damage in U.S.-Latin American relations...
...concerns were amply shared by other NATO allies. "Ridiculous overreactions, and typical of a woman," said a senior West German official about Thatcher's determination to pursue the military offensive in the South Atlantic. At last week's NATO summit in Bonn, the alliance's newest member, Spain, opposed a joint declaration of support for Britain. Spanish Prime Minister Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo declared that "a military conflict is tearing the Western world apart and threatening to open up a profound rift of extremely serious political and historic consequences...
...destroyers added their drumbeat of fire. As the week began, the dense, rain-filled clouds that shrouded Port Stanley seemed to be the only barrier to a full-scale attack. But Rear Admiral John ("Sandy") Woodward and Major General John Jeremy Moore, the two commanders to whom Prime Minister Thatcher had entrusted the final decision on how to take Port Stanley, were apparently also eager to avoid a military bloodbath. They were especially worried about the safety of the 250 to 400 Falkland Islanders still believed to be living in the capital. (Of the original population...
...private talks with President Reagan and Secretary of State Haig in both London and Paris, Thatcher and her Foreign Secretary, Francis Pym, rejected such a compromise as "totally unacceptable." Argentina's continued military resistance, they said, ruled out any involvement in the Falklands' administration in the foreseeable future. The British warned that their position would further harden if President Galtieri carried out his threat to continue the battle from the Argentine mainland after a British military victory...
Meanwhile, Thatcher pressed the U.S. to take part in a postwar Falklands peace-keeping force. Haig responded noncommittally that Washington's position "would depend very much on the conditions establishing such a force, its mandate and the political framework under which...