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by anexprogrammer 3406 days ago
Chile had a key role in helping out the Brits in the Falklands.

The US, or more specifically Reagan, offered Thatcher use of a carrier or two if one of ours was lost. Supposedly it was going to be navy to navy with as little involvement of politics as possible. Oh, and they sold us a bunch of extra sidewinders at zero notice.