...OK, maybe that was just a headline grabber, but..

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8529605.stm

- An interesting situation. Whom do you agree with? Any predictions as to what might happen? Could a scottish oil drilling ship spark off a major war? Will I ever get this pine-nut out of my teeth???

I'd like to weigh in on this but I haven't much of a clue about it.

I read the brief "Wiki-history" of the island and still really don't see a clear cut side that should prevail. Though i would say, that since the British colonized it and the majority of the people are of British decent, they have a stronger claim.

As far as getting the rest of Latin America behind them...don't really think that carries much, if any, weight behind their claim. I don't think the oil rig would spark a war....Argentina knows they'd just get stomped again.

Argentina will lose again. Britain has the better weaponry.

Argentina will make a stink again because they need to unify their own populace, and nothing will divert attention from internal disorder and crises than an external enemy. A simple calculation: several thousand Argentinian soldiers are a cheaper sacrifice than making the economic decisions that need to be made.

It will probably hurt them to have Chavez support their claim.

What if China put a oil drilling rig right next to Britians...what next?

China will trade tea with the Brits in exchange for how to repair their broken Made In China oil rig?