>>>>Oil ?
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>>>I didn't know there was any oil involved. My understanding has always been that it was about sovereignty over these godforsaken islands near Argentina.
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>>http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/jul/12/falkland-islands-premier-oil-argentina-dispute
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>I meant back in the early 1980s when they went to war with each other. The article mentions the events of 30 years ago. And Mr. Borges died in 1986.

They knew about the potential oilfields way back then.