Wars of importance have been studied, defined
But the outcome of the Falkland Islands War
The only question was how soon it would end
The massive navy of the United Kingdom
The modern aircraft and elite Royal Marines
Meant that courage was not the decisive factor
Argentine and British lives would be lost
Regardless of the importance to each nation
The Falklands featured a super power
Fighting a Junta from a much weaker state
When the ARA General Belgrano entered
The international exclusion zone
Lives were not held dearly
For the sake of making war
The British PM Thatcher said Sink it
The Belgrano was made a target
Soon it would be sunk
It had been a symbol of power
But an empty symbol
Of an useless conflict
Sinking with almost 400 men lost
