What do you mean by the "failure of the US to assist"? 1) The US ceased their support of the Junta when the invasion happened. 2) The US attempted to broker a

What do you mean by the "failure of the US to assist"? 1) The US ceased their support of the Junta when the invasion happened. 2) The US attempted to broker a diplomatic solution 3) The US loaded out the UK Harriers with sidewinder missiles, and provided their troops with stinger missiles 4) The US, at UK's request, had the USS Iwo Jima ready to go for operation in theater along with a bevy of American military contractors/advisors. 5) The US had also readied the USS Guam to be ready for assistance even though the UK hadn't requested it. 6) The US repositioned a spy satellite from the Northern Hemi to the Southern to assist the UK with intelligence 7) The US diverted 12.5 million gallons of aviation fuel to the theater to support UK's air campaign. The Americans moved a supertanker into the theater to support ship operations. Major Julian Thompson, commander of the Royal Marines assault force stated that the HMS Fearless didn't have enough fuel to even dock when it arrived in theater, and US-supplied fuel made it happen. 8) the US supplied mortar shells, airfield matting and other equipment to the UK for the operation The Washington Post said in 1984, of the Falklands War, "American intelligence information...probably made the key difference between winning and losing...." The Economist in 1984 stated that the war "could not have been mounted, let alone won, without American help". The Guardian in 2002 quoted an advisor to Thatcher as saying that "[Britain] would have lost the [war] in 1982 if America had failed to provide crucial missles...." Declassified CIA docs show that Sec. of State Al Haig visited London delivering the message, "“We are not impartial. We face a common problem. We must do all we can to strengthen you and your government.” reading material: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1984/03/07/us-aid-to-britain-in-falklands-war-is-detailed/6e50e92e-3f4b-4768-97fb-57b5593994e6/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1984/03/07/u... https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/cia-files-reveal-how-us-helped-britain-retake-the-falklands-7618420.html https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/cia-files-reveal-how-u... https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/sep/06/falklands.world https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/sep/06/falklands.world