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The diplomatic fallout in the event of a raid would be huge. There was a meeting of all foreign ministers of South America who issued a joint statement to conde
by derrida 14y ago
The diplomatic fallout in the event of a raid would be huge. There was a meeting of all foreign ministers of South America who issued a joint statement to condemn the UK for threatening to raid the embassy.
- w1ntermute 14y agoWould it be that big of a deal? South America (with the possible exception of Brazil) isn't exactly that economically or politically influential.
- injnhb 14y agoYou're suggesting that England - one of the most powerful countries in the world - should throw away all ties with an entire continent of countries, just so they can arrest a man to be questioned about sexual assault allegations? Yes, it's obvious the real reason they want to get to him, but come on.
- waterlesscloud 14y agoUnless of course you're a powerful British business leader with business interests in South America, in which case the relationships would be pretty darn important and you'd be communicating that to your MP. For example, British Petroleum has significant interests in South America.
- objclxt 14y ago...because when you have Argentina grandstanding over the Falkland Islands the best thing to do is piss off everyone else in South America. The UK needs all the goodwill it can get in the region.
- rhizome 14y agoIf you attack someone's embassy, suddenly all of your own embassies are vulnerable to people who want to attack you. MAD.
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- phpnode 14y agoIf they did that, every other country in the world would be within their rights to enter British embassies and detain people they don't like. That would not be a wise move