Britain 'a crude colonial power in decline'

I'm reading a good 'page-turner' thriller by James Marinero, 'Gate of Tears', which takes a look into the future and the effect of Chinese superpower amibitions in the context of Britain's paltry maritime defence capability in the light of the Strategic Defence Review and the paying-off of our aircraft carriers in 2011.

Yesterday, I read some press articles involving a spat between First Lord of the Admiralty, Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope, and Chief of the Defence Staff, Sir David Richards, concerning Britain's weakened defence capability. Stanhope took the view that an Argentine invasion of the Falklands could not be defended against in the light of our current involvement in the Libya campaign.

Today I read that Stanhope has been carpeted by the PM, AND today I also read thatArgentina is shaping up for another round:

'Britain a 'crude colonial power in decline', says Argentina's president Cristina Kirchner'

Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/falklandislands/8581447/Britain-a-crude-colonial-power-in-decline-says-Argentinas-president-Cristina-Kirchner.html

This is really depressing news, and just goes to show that we cannot talk the talk and walk the walk at the same time. I do wish that politicians in the UK would see sense - we cannot have it all, and the way it's looking we'll not have the oil from the Falklands either.