I was 23 during the Operation Urgent Fury (Grenada - who came up with that name?). I had already been in the military myself for sometime by then. I agree with your assessment of Thatcher's objections. Not sure what discussions between the two leaders were behind the scenes and in public though...



>>I think you misunderstood. I was not in Grenada, but my daughter's father was.
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>Surely you're too young to have served in Grenada!
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>>>Tracy, thank you for the thought-provoking post. My thoughts about the Grenada affair have always been that it was just an exercise in American chest thumping, Goliath defeating David, but you were there so I give your opinion more credence than mine. Sometimes we're wrong, as amazing as that seems ;-)
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>Such a glorious end to the Clint Eastwood film, Heartbreak Ridge, where his plucky lads, despite obverwhelming odds against them, triumphed over the better-equiped commie troops.
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>BTW, I don't think Thatcher objected to US troops invading British sovereignty, as much as the US's not having consulted/asked beforehand. How would the US react to UK troops landing in one of their Pacific islands?