Why the
silence of the United States in the renewed conflict between United Kingdom and Argentina on the Falkland Islands may someday cost her dearly
Over a week
has passed since the re-broke of the Falkland Islands conflict between United
Kingdom and Argentina, and so far we have not heard a word about it from
President Barack Obama or any other official representative of the United
States government. South America Countries (Rio Group)
published a support in the position Argentina , Caribbean Communities countries (CARICOM) have announced that they
"understand" the Argentinian side and call for negotiations between United Kingdom and Argentina on the subject. Even UN Secretary
General Ban Ki - Moon has already announced that if asked to will negotiate in
the conflict. Actually, all the American continent countries have already
expressed their opinion, well okay not all, one kept silent, the United States .
Compared with
the previous round of battles which took place in 1982 President Ronald Reagan
supported completely his good friend Margaret Thatcher, this time the United
States of Obama prefers to remain silent and not support any party, and leaves
the solution to the dispute in the hands of the parties involved.
The reason
for this silence is an American attempt to approach the countries of South America , the new direction for the South
continent has declared by President Obama at the beginning of his term. The
first step, we saw six months ago when the United States in a rarely move share
similar opinions with the countries of South America regarding the question of
legality of the military coup in Honduras, even though it was pro American coup.
But the United
States forget that Falkland Islands conflict and the cracks in international
recognition of British sovereignty over the islands, may one day return to her
too. This is no longer a military coup, political conflict or event with
negligible short-term interests, but about the fundamental meanings fateful for
the long term. In what the British control over the Falkland Islands is different than the U.S. domination of Puerto Rico ? In both cases it was an area
occupied from the Spanish Empire her sunset. Falklands with the departure of the Spaniards from
South America and Puerto Rico due to the Spanish–American war and the departure
of the central continent.
If the United
States recognizes even slightly in the legitimacy of Argentina right on Falkland
Islands, a day will come, and she will have to meet the requirements of the
countries in Central America on Puerto Rico. Also Argentine claim that Falkland's
residents not entitled to self-determination because they are immigrants who
came to the island two centuries ago and only the original inhabitants of the
Falkland Islands have the right to self-determination can not even considered
in the United States. Because Texas, was established in exactly the same way,
settlers of Anglo - Saxon origin fed up with the Mexican government, preferred
to declare independence and then merged with the United States, and no one
really think Mexico has any right on Texas.
What will
happen tomorrow if Guatemala suddenly decides not to recognize the
independence of Belize , a country with a history similar to Falkland Islands , did the United States not express a firm stand? Or Venezuela 's Hugo Chavez suddenly decides he
wants back Aruba , Bonaire and Curacao , will the United States also be silent, just to approach South America countries?
Latin
American residents need to understand that you can not turn the clock back. Two
hundred years of Anglo - Saxon and European rule can not suddenly stop just
because some leaders are looking for an ancient national pride or to strengthen
their rule. Besides, South America countries, who said that these territories are historic Latin? Do
not forget that you were not there first.
If the United States did not make a firm position, the
continent of America may enter a slippery slope, President
Obama enough to sit on the fence, interfere in the crisis now.