Think Defence took me to task for my thinking that the Falklands was endangered in this post.
Take the time to read his entire article and then read the comments section.
Then read this from DefenceTalk...
A South American trading bloc that includes Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay agreed Tuesday to close its ports to ships flying the flag of the disputed Falkland Islands, Uruguay's president said.The presidents of the Mercosur countries agreed at a summit here that ships flying the Falklands flag "should not dock in Mercosur ports, and if that were to happen, they should not be accepted in another Mercosur port," Uruguay's President Jose Mujica said.A statement issued at the end of the summit said member countries would adopt "all measures that can be put in place to impede the entry to its ports of ships that fly the illegal flag of the Malvinas Islands."Argentina's President Cristina Kirchner, who took over the presidency of the trade bloc from Mujica, thanked her fellow presidents for the show of support for Buenos Aires in its dispute with Britain over the South Atlantic archipelago.Those that don't see the clouds or hear the drumbeats are fooling themselves. Argentina has just set the stage diplomatically for the South American "federation" to unite behind a particular cause.
Unless the British respond appropriately then this is going to be a mission accomplished without a shot being fired.