Originally Posted by Cholula
Here's an amazing bit of trivia concerning the Falkland Islands.
When Great Britain declared war on them in the 80's, it was the first and only time time in history that one democracy declared war on another.
Moral to the story...if all countries were democracies, war would seldom be seen.
Not sure what my point is but I think this is an interesting factoid.
Except that your factoid is not factual.
The was no declaration of war by either side, and Argentina was not a democracy at the time but was run by a military junta headed by General Leopoldo Galtieri.
Galtieri ordered the Falklands invaded to avert attention from domestic problems. The UK responded by kicking their butts back where they belonged. ^