As Haig's Shuttle Diplomacy Collapsed, the Onset of Hostilities Seemed Imminent.

Dear Fellow Earthlings, On the 17th of April 1982 the town of Port Stanley was clearly under military control. Everywhere, the occupying forces were setting up command centers, practicing with live ammunition, and performing military drills. The inlet on which Port Stanley was located was full of ships and the skies were full of military aircraft. United States Secretary of State Alexander Haig was in Buenos Aires, making a last ditch effort to prevent the onset of hostilities between Argentina and Great Britain. But Argentina refused to budge from its position of obtaining complete sovereignty over the Falklands. The British position (to move back to the conditions that existed prior to the Argentine invasion) was -- likewise -- non-negotiable. This last visit to Buenos Aires would be Haig's final leg of his 48,000-kilometer long shuttle diplomacy odyssey. The British Task Force was still approximately two weeks away from the Falklands. As the Task Force neared their destination the world could only watch and wait. All along the Argentine coast military units were preparing for what was increasingly coming to be seen as the inevitable clash of their forces with those of the British. Steve Walker Earthsaver and Jingles Creator

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