Falklands War - Margaret Thatcher Interview on Argentine Invasion (1982)

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@sassy_brit1975 2 ай бұрын

"When you stop a dictator there are always risks, but there are great risks in not stopping a dictator. My generation learnt that a long time ago." What a leader/woman she was 👏🇬🇧❤

@tommoncrieff1154 Ай бұрын

Like many, I lived through this. Mrs Thatcher had to battle not only the Argentines, as she called them, but half her spineless cabinet, most of snivelling Parliament and most of the moaning media. She had the full support of the Armed Services, who were magnificent. She always had full command of her brief, intellectual rigour, a defined vision, the nuts and bolts to make it happen, the wits about her to see off any interviewer, the knack of winning elections, she did her homework, she had strategic vision and tactical brilliance, and guts and determination. This is what leadership is. Many people say we don’t have leaders like Maggie nowadays, but the truth is, we’ve so rarely had leaders like Churchill and Thatcher at any time in our history. Churchill was a superlative war leader, a hero, but an average Prime Minister in peacetime, who never won the popular vote. Margaret Thatcher was a one-off. When she left office, Kenneth Baker said simply: we shall not see her like again. Sadly, I don’t expect to.

@briandavid6879 Ай бұрын

The worst - and most shameful - was the heckling and mocking by Labour MPs when she first appeared in the House of Commons to brief the nation on the crisis. I'll never forget it. To them it was as if the Falklands were not British at all, and as if standing up to a dictatorship was folly. Michael Foot would later grudgingly give his approval, but he was an exception.

@sassy_brit1975 2 ай бұрын

"I am not talking about failure, I am talking about my supreme confidence in the British fleet … superlative ships, excellent equipment, the most highly trained professional group of men, the most honourable and brave members of her majesty's service. Failure? Do you remember what Queen Victoria once said? “Failure-the possibilities do not exist” . That is the way we must look at it, with all our professionalism, all our flair and every single bit of native cunning, every single bit of professionalism and all our equipment and we must go out calmly, quietly, to succeed." What a statement 👏 mentality like hers has long gone sadly..

@johngerard554 Ай бұрын

Wow. There will never be another like her. Just look at how she articulates her views with such Churchill like prose. This was truly another era in politics compared to today. Reagn, Thatcher, John Paul II, Queen Elizabeth II what times they were.

@williambaker246 Ай бұрын

So true. I think this very often. Sad that we can’t find a leader like this on the global stage today. The ability to inspire and articulate a vision in such a way.

@JayArgonauts Ай бұрын

Yes, she was a great leader when it mattered

@ktheodor3968 Ай бұрын

@@sassy_brit1975 Hmm...she, Mrs T, thought and told the public, too, that the British expeditionary force pulled it all off. They certainly pulled a lot off, but not a mention of the United States coming on side, esp. Caspar Weinberger (who was knighted, too, *not* for nothing), AND turning off the Exocet supply to Argentina, which, we, Britain just could not have done by ourselves alone. The myths and legends people want to live by, and how un-glamorous reality and history really are. Mrs T on the back of Britain successfully evicting the Argentinians, did ace the '83 gen. election. Fortune smiled at her over the Falklands war. However, without the Americans eventually coming on our side and without the Exocets being cut off (Exocets being French made), fortune might not have been as kind to T, and Britain. It always looks so natural, if things go your way.

@warrenalexander5285 Ай бұрын

This interview highlights how lacking we are today of leadership of calibre, strength and integrity.

@nigelrequiem Ай бұрын

Well said

@jamiecoyne1494 Ай бұрын

Struggle to find someone that could string a sentence together that sounded intelligent. Can you imagine Trump speaking here. Intelligence is just as important as muscle when it comes to strength. Winston Churchill used the English language to boost morale but also to strike fear or dread into the enemy.

@SRSR-pc8ti Ай бұрын

There are some real leadership types still around but in these days voters seem to appreciate personality over real substance. Personally I put that down to many people lacking or not engaging their critical thinking but rather jumping to an emotive response. Unfortunately that makes the masses easy to control. Look at Boris Johnson, just a slogan guy, no substance, self interest only. My 2 cents.

@nigelrequiem Ай бұрын

@@SRSR-pc8ti What about Blair?

@ThePierre58 Ай бұрын

First time I have seen this interview. I served in the Falklands War as a Royal Marine. We sailed from Southampton, never imagining that Margaret would never do it. Well, she did.

@rmoalxa Ай бұрын

What was the general feeling amongst soldiers? Did you feel it was right to go and fight? Much respect and admiration for you.

@ThePierre58 Ай бұрын

@@rmoalxa thank you, I was 23, you’re immortal at that age and Marine, I hope that helps! Seriously, though, we had the benefit of having a professional well trained military. Argentina like so many junta’s had no mid level leaders, like NCOs who keep the real order in the ranks. One of jokes going round at the time was if the Wehrmacht had been defending those hills, we would be fighting until Christmas, and which Xmas was up for discussion.

@albertcheeni Ай бұрын

My God. Hard to believe Leaders like this existed...

@michaeljohndennis2231 2 ай бұрын

I was only a teenager growing up in Rural Republic of Ireland when Mrs Thatcher was in office as PM and recalling the events of the Falklands War, I strongly supported her stance on this and hugely respected her leadership on this one issue alone - her beloved family should quite rightly be proud of her, as she was a great woman and a great leader in a time of crisis for the U.K. 🇮🇪☘️🇬🇧❤️🙏

@LadyOfShaIott Ай бұрын

Totally agree. I was a youngster growing up Belfast when the Falkland Islands was invaded. Really admired her strength of character. Such a strong leader.

@jmo8934 Ай бұрын

lol. Are you for real? She was a disaster. WTF are Britain doing in the Falklands, Northern Ireland or any of the other places they commandeered by force?

@MarkAnthony-pq9nx Ай бұрын

Excellently put Mother lreLand lve cycled you (Toured) fortunately for me solo riding 5 Times, 03,06,010,012,019 Amen 🇮🇪🇬🇧

@NB-ns3cy Ай бұрын

West Brit traitor. Don't dare use our Irish flag

@NB-ns3cy Ай бұрын

@@MarkAnthony-pq9nx We Irish are no fans of Thatcher

@britboyrugby Ай бұрын

This woman would wipe the floor with most Western leaders today

@StarwarsFannick 2 ай бұрын

Say what you want, but her handling of the Falkland island campaign put Britain back on the map. Heck she gets to the point with the question, unlike today.

@ykst6685 2 ай бұрын

and she had the balls to destroy the Belgrano, even the Argentine captain would admit the attack was entirely justified and that they were fair game.

@philipwilliams2310 Ай бұрын

..... Your SO RIGHT! 👍

@doctorsocrates4413 Ай бұрын

She was the last patriotic prime minister we ever had..I am thankful my younger years were lived under her leadership...rest in peace iron lady the uk turned to shite since you left office.x

@nicholasagnew Ай бұрын

in 42 years we have gone from Carrington to Lammy from Thatcher to free gear two tier,it just goes to show how far the UK has fallen.

@professorbernardkemp7448 Ай бұрын

Absolutely spot on! The intellectual gulf between them is also startling.

@DT-rb7ro Ай бұрын

Fun fact: Keir Starmer is the son of a toolmaker and his mother worked for the NHS.

@coops1964 Ай бұрын

@@DT-rb7roreally, I’d never heard that?

@VaguerCaesar790 Ай бұрын

You know Thatcher started the process which outsourced British jobs and began the north-south divide? How has privatisation worked out? But sure it is the newly elected government that is the problem. Who has been in power for the previous 14 years btw? Just wondering.

@andydixon2980 2 ай бұрын

To say with hindsight that she was impressive would be a gross understatement.

@johnstannard8366 Ай бұрын

Last decent Prime minister we ever had.

@millerbiz Ай бұрын

John Major was also all right. Blair onwards have shaped the uk into what it is today. Broken

@mikep9913 Ай бұрын

Thanks for posting this video ITN. What a wonderful leader she was, a woman of Christian principle and conviction. We so need that today.

@philipwilliams2310 Ай бұрын

...... Damn RIGHT we do! Cos' look what We've ended up WITH 🤯! 👍 Phil. Liverpool UK 🇬🇧

@johnsimpson8893 Ай бұрын

"A matter of honour": imagine a politician saying that today. They would not even understand the concept.

@roddycavin4600 28 күн бұрын

Carrington was from a different breed. He was a tank commander in one of the lead tanks across Nijmegen bridge during operation market garden.

@lordjim3109 Ай бұрын

Oh the sweet accent of the 70s and 80s.

@WESSERPARAQUAT Ай бұрын

the Argies took a real hammering it has to be said , Goose Green Port Stanley

@kirkrintoul328 Ай бұрын

A true British leader.

@WESSERPARAQUAT Ай бұрын

Maggie had balls

@dusansojak3457 Ай бұрын

Iron Lady...history shows she was right..smart Lady.

@jamesdean1143 Ай бұрын

Like privatising the water industry ?

@firstkings99 5 күн бұрын

An interviewer who asks questions and doesn't debate! A politician answering questions directly. I had almost forgotten these times existed.

@coops1964 Ай бұрын

Now this is what a real prime minister sounds like.

@tusmoovek4444 Ай бұрын

What a breath of fresh air to hear “common sense” politics and not surrendering sovereign British land like other politicians today! Iron Lady spoke for the British nation with 100% strength and conviction! How I miss this type of politics…I hope it will return again one day!

@Twentythousandlps Ай бұрын

Startling to see this after the parody-Margaret presented in Netflix' The Crown. There she is insufferable and mannered, ridiculous. Here is the real Margaret, composed and normal. The Netflix Thatcher could never have been elected to anything.

@LadyOfShaIott Ай бұрын

Totally agree. ‘The Crown’ did a nasty hatchet job on Mrs Thatcher. They also misrepresented the Australian PM Bob Hawke.

@gregmcfarnon1140 Ай бұрын

Television writers and producers are a monopoly of leftists. If you're not one of them you could never get a job.

@thomask.8537 Ай бұрын

I also agree that the character of Mrs Thatcher in "The Crown" was a cruel and unjustified caricature. This video proves it.

@LadyOfShaIott Ай бұрын

@@thomask.8537 Definitely. ‘The Crown’ just played fast and loose with history in general. The scene when Margaret and Dennis Thstcher arrive at Balmoral, seemingly ignorant of country house dress codes and practices, was just ridiculous and insulting. Dennis Thatcher was a self-made wealthy man, he and Mrs Thstcher weren’t fools. The series also insulted the now deceased Australian PM Bob Hawke by portraying him as a raging Republican who was disrespectful to the Queen. Hawke had been a Rhodes scholar. When asked about Australia becoming a Republic in the 80’s, he said it wasn’t an issue at that time. His administration’s focus was economic regeneration. I wish these tv shows would stop telling lies.

@mikep9913 Ай бұрын

Because the mainstream media, including outlets like Netflix, is governed by the Left. It has been like this for decades.

@gailwatson4485 Ай бұрын

I remember this war. I was a child and I remember my mum saying, " if Labour had been in they would have given it to them". Glad Maggie stood strong and fought for British citizens.

@KevenHutchinson-gt1nn Ай бұрын

I hate so many of her policies, and am not a fan. But in terms of leading britain through a war she was the best after Churchill.

@millerbiz Ай бұрын

Not many leaders today love their country as much as this lady did

@andrewjordan4193 Ай бұрын

I have no love for Margaret Thatcher. She did a lot of long term structural damage to the UK with her lack of understanding of basic economics, especially with simplistic monetarism. That said, she was spot on about the Falklands. Argentina had no serious historical claim to the islands. Even if they had, the invasion by a vicious authoritarian regime (a regime which tortured thousands of its own people) against the wishes of the those who lived there was disgusting. Reagan did not cover himself in glory in his initial reaction, though he did eventually support the UK. Thankfully, right eventually prevailed. It is a great pity that so many people died needlessly, expecially Argentinians who were mostly young conscripts who had no choice. Aggression must be resisted. Appeasement never works. Ukraine must prevail against Putin's neo fascism and imperialism.

@professorbernardkemp7448 Ай бұрын

The brilliant Maggie Thatcher. Didn’t agree with everything she did, but compared to the traitors, cowards and Communists since….

@martinweber7912 Ай бұрын

The Special Committee on Decolonization (UN) declared that the Malvinas were subject to the decolonization process, urged in 1960 by the United Nations General Assembly. In 1965, Great Britain and Argentina began to negotiate the future of the islands within the framework of the UN: London recognized, in fact, the colonial status of the Falklands, its only argument for delaying the reintegration of the archipelago to Argentina was the will of the islanders. The Crown no longer claimed title to the islands. The right to self-determination, raised by Great Britain in favor of the islanders, only arises in the case of a population that demands its independence: something that the 1,800 inhabitants of the British colony never did or could do. That was the last argument of the British government, which since 1910 had been retreating from its positions - inaugurated in 1833 by Lord Palmerston with a firm defense of the right of sovereignty of the Crown - until reaching the point where the conflict was reached when, The April 2, Argentina occupied the islands.

@JamesSmith-ui2hv Ай бұрын

That area belonged to Chile before the Americas Independence during the period of Capitania General de Chile and before that as the Reino de Chile 1776 which had frontiers with the Virreinato del Rio de La Plata

@michaeljohnson5365 Ай бұрын

I have every British Pathe on VHS from 1970-`1989

@millerbiz Ай бұрын

She backed her military and they delivered

@WESSERPARAQUAT Ай бұрын

Like her or Hate her she had both in equal measure there is no denying she was indeed a Leader , a cut above what is doing the rounds today , the grocers Daughter , the Argies probably thought she was a soft touch but found out the hard way that was not the case not called the Iron Lady for nothing

@joehurst 2 ай бұрын

Politicians wouldn't be so keen on war if they had to take part in it.

@damienabbott9805 27 күн бұрын

They don’t make politicians like they use to, nor political editors (like Glyn Mathias) come to think about it.

@DIETRICHCICCONE 6 күн бұрын

1. The Falklands were British before Argentina even came into existence. 2. The vast majority of the people living there, then and now, want to be 'British'.

@starcapture3040 2 ай бұрын

that crises saved her ass

@briangreen6602 Ай бұрын

Made, not saved.

@starcapture3040 Ай бұрын

@@briangreen6602 that's too

@borderlord Ай бұрын

A very fine ass too!

@philliplloyd6977 Ай бұрын

So you would hve just done nothing??!!

@gregmcfarnon1140 Ай бұрын

As did the Brighton bomb and the miners strike.

@millerbiz Ай бұрын

She was perfect but Britain was safe with her

@Mick-h7i Ай бұрын

How Sharpe she was considering she only got on average 4 hours sleep a night when in office..They don’t make em like this anymore..

@martinweber7912 Ай бұрын

Bernhardt Memorandum (1910). At the request of the head of the American Department of the Foreign Office, Sidney Spicer, researcher Gastón De Bernhardt prepared a memorandum that condensed the history of the islands and the legal arguments of Great Britain and Argentina. That memorandum served as an internal guide for the Foreign Office until 1938. Bernhardt stated the following: “The question of sovereignty was specifically excluded from the agreement made with Spain in 1771.” This agreement contained a secret clause by which Great Britain was obliged to abandon the islands, which it did in 1774. “For 55 years, until 1829 (that is, until 13 years after Argentina's independence was proclaimed), Great Britain “He showed no interest in the islands.” “Great Britain began to claim the eastern island only in 1829” (it had never claimed it during Spanish rule; this is the island where Puerto Argentino is located). Spicer Letter (1910). In a letter to De Bernhardt himself, Spicer confessed: “It is difficult to avoid the conclusion that the attitude of the Argentine government is not entirely unjustified, and that our action has been somewhat despotic.” Fitzmaurice Memorandum (1936). In February 1936, legal adviser George Fitzmaurice advised against Britain submitting the Falklands question to international arbitration: “Our position has certain weaknesses. But we have occupied the islands for more than a century (albeit illegally, as Argentina says) and for strategic reasons we cannot give them up. So the best thing to do is to take a hard line.”

@JamesACarlton-y3u Ай бұрын

The UK needs another honorable PM like Thatcher instead of what they accepted from the last election. Principle and Conservative Leadership is the best way forward for the UK and USA for that matter. We must not accept the sludge we have both accepted and find the next Reagan and Thatcher to lead their nations and the free world.

@aminonmiles8054 Ай бұрын

Thick journalist

@IslamicRageBoy Ай бұрын

The empire is gone

@globaltraveller Ай бұрын

It was her defence cuts and the removal of patrols in the area which was one of the reasons that emboldened the Argentinians to invade.

@DavidGardiner-ko9rv Ай бұрын

Good old days when Maggie and Ronnie ruled the world…. Have a nice day 😂

@peterabild1123 Ай бұрын

Iron Lady indeed

@ktheodor3968 Ай бұрын

``..it is important aggression does not succeed...`` watch Trump's US throw Ukraine under a bus, Vlad's bus.

@briandavid6879 Ай бұрын

Let's hope not.

@ktheodor3968 Ай бұрын

@@briandavid6879 Hoping against hope. Under a Trump administration, there's more chance of Donald Trump joining Green Peace, than Ukraine re-gaining what Vlad has stolen from them since Feb 2022. Vlad aggression has paid off. As for his (Russian) dead. I'm sure Vlad will grieve over them, go off his food, lose his night sleep.

@nathanjustus6659 Ай бұрын

If it wasn’t for Obama and Biden, Russia would not have invaded.

@jamesdean1143 Ай бұрын

Liz Truss would have got there eventually if she had laid off the Sauvignon Blanc and charlie.

@seymansss2544 2 ай бұрын

Queen Elizabeth the Second

@atakanucgul5094 2 ай бұрын

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@Kyteasahigh Ай бұрын

She could put on a brave face, but behind closed doors she was a mess…

@RoundSomeStuff Ай бұрын

As I recall the British Parliament had, not long prior to the Argentine action, passed legislation which made it much more difficult for Falkland Islanders to enter the UK than before. While they weren't singled out for such treatment, meant to cover everyone in British overseas territories, they being of British stock made not the slightest difference. Thatcher was such a hypocrite, and her Asperger's Syndrome meant she didn't care one bit.

@georgegeorgakopoulos5956 2 ай бұрын

If this was muted,and didn't know the persons,i would be 100% sure that this gentleman is interviewed by the secretary of housewives association

@YouTubingz 2 ай бұрын

Indeed. She was a fantastically proud housewife and said so herself in other interviews. She really enjoyed cooking. Her father was a greengrocer. She was a handsome and very capable woman.

@drunkslut2355 Ай бұрын

Do you say that about every woman

@BlackPigeonPilled Ай бұрын

Still sold out Rhodesia

@LadyOfShaIott Ай бұрын

She definitely had her flaws and blind spots.

@sirstiffpilchard Ай бұрын

Lord Carrington @@LadyOfShaIott

@LadyOfShaIott Ай бұрын

@@sirstiffpilchard Yes.

@mission9195 Ай бұрын

I see that here gather the embittered rabble of a faded Albion.

@kaycey7361 Ай бұрын

boudicca talking about Romans.

@quiche78 Ай бұрын

The blood soaked Gorgon. Chilling stuff.

@OffendingTheOffendable Ай бұрын

She's basically putin

@JayArgonauts Ай бұрын

Lol the typical ad hominem attacks of those who don’t possess the brainpower to challenge the substance of the argument🥴😂😂

@quiche78 Ай бұрын

@@JayArgonauts She relished her taste of war and murder. End of. Thanks for playin'.

@JayArgonauts Ай бұрын

@@quiche78 another dumb arse reply😂😂😂

@grigorig1055 2 ай бұрын

She keeps saying ‘British Stock.’ Who does she mean? In modern Britain would they include the minorities of Britain of today?

@YouTubingz 2 ай бұрын

Do you mean the Irish, Scottish and Welsh?

@lukemcgahern2357 2 ай бұрын

No she means ethnic Britons

@ABC_DEF Ай бұрын

She is talking about the people who lived on the Falkland Islands. All of them were of British ancestry. None of them were recent British immigrants.

@Ben-xe8ps Ай бұрын

NO they would not.

@_Meng_Lan Ай бұрын

@@Ben-xe8psin your dreams .. lol 😆 🤣

@martinweber7912 Ай бұрын

The British Empire was the FIRST DRUG TRAFFICKING STATE IN THE WORLD During the Opium War, it was the conflict between China and Great Britain between the years 1839 and 1842. The trigger was the introduction into China of opium grown in India and marketed by the British East India Company, administrator of India. UK, had the support of the US who were mediators, who gave them the AM9L Sidewinder missiles that made the difference, allowing them to use Ascencion Island, despite all the help from the US, the Argentine pilots sank 7 English ships, the destroyers CL 42 HMS Sheffield and HMS Coventry, the frigates CL 21 HMS Ardent and HMS Antelope, and more than 24 ships of the Pirate fleet were seriously damaged, including the aircraft carrier HMS Invincible, which the UK never recognized due to the shame they felt when they were ridiculed in NATO.