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COLGATE4

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5. It means that Cristina needs to keep the populace

Reply to truebluegreen (Reply #2)

Sat Nov 1, 2014, 10:52 AM

Nov 2014

focusing on other issues than the tanking Argentinian economy. The usual ploy by the Argentine government in that situation is to deflect attention by beating the drums for another war to 'liberate' the Falkland Islands. But it's easier (and less dangerous) to drum up anti-US sentiment instead.

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Argentina's Kirchner launches new attack on US [View all] Zorro Nov 2014 OP

Easier to piss on the U.S. than to try and get COLGATE4 Nov 2014 #1

What does that even mean? truebluegreen Nov 2014 #2

Argentina gov uses the Falklands to deflect from their real problems Bacchus4.0 Nov 2014 #3

It means that Cristina needs to keep the populace COLGATE4 Nov 2014 #5

Such an obscure and low level position provokes a letter from Kirchner to Obama Bacchus4.0 Nov 2014 #4

She reeks of desperation. nt hack89 Nov 2014 #6