The alternative is that they be colonized under dubious historical claims. Argentina has next to no claim on the Falklands, and they have no claim whatsoever on South Georgia, despite their insistence to the contrary. As for Gibraltar, the Spanish are just butthurt and have been since the dawn of the 18th century.
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“Where the longleaf pines are whispering
to him who loved them so.
Where the faint murmurs now dwindling
echo o’er tide and shore."
-A Grave Epitaph in Santa Rosa County, Florida; I wish I could remember the man's name.
Mexico should reassert claim on California and Texas.
__________________ Recently Produced and Distributed Young but High-Ranking Political Figure of Royal Ancestry within the Modern American Town Affectionately Referred To as Bel-Air.