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The Argentina Military Junta in 1982 was very unpopular and needed a cause to bolster its position and popularity, distracting the restless population from their econmic woes and dissatisfaction at te government. Ownership of the islands has always been disputed and the British decision to declare the future withdraw of the patrol ship HMS Endurance was misinterpreted as a sign that the UK was losing interest and wouldn't fight to regain the islands if invaded.

There are a number of different points of view on the political and military series of events - a browse of wikipedia will provide more detail

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