Trim Stab wrote:- "Argentina's best option is to develop a strategy that will make it more attractive in the long-term for the Falklanders to adopt allegiance to Argentina. There was a recent example (much feted in Argentina) of a Falklander who adopted Argentine citizenship, because he thought it the best long term option for his children. If Argentina were to concentrate on consolidating its sporadic progress to becoming a stable, prosperous and respected democracy then perhaps more FIs would take the same view. It would be considerably cheaper for Argentina to spend on incentives for FIs to become Argentine (eg fund local schooling, health care to compete with UK provision, and offer free tertiary education and healthcare on the mainland) than spending on a military solution."
I believe that WAS the their policy pre- about 1978 - treat them FI decently, offer some incentives like decent University education cheaply etc etc and just wait - then it all went pear shaped..............