The Administration’s Deceptions Fall Apart -- Iran Systematically Humiliated American Sailors

National Review ^ | 01/14/2016 | David French

[SeekAndFind]

First, watch this:

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Vice President Biden actually claims that Iran behaved the way "ordinary nations" would:

One of the boats had engine failure and drifted into Iranian waters. The Iranians picked up both boats, as we have picked up Iranian boats that needed to be rescued and took them to -- I'm not sure exactly where. I don't want to misspeak here. And realized they were there and distressed, and said they would release them, and they released them like ordinary nations would do. That is the way nations should do it, and that is why it's important should have channels open.

He continued:

Question: Should we apologize to the Iranians?

Vice President Biden: No. There is no apology. There is nothing to apologize for. When you have a problem with a boat? do you apologize the boat had problems? there is no looking for an apology. this was just standard nautical practice.

Now, observe Iran's "standard nautical practice" in action:

#Iran state TV showed a footage in which the commander of #US sailors made an apology. #navy #Pentagon pic.twitter.com/VCdjEZiY54 -- Abas Aslani (@abasinfo) January 13, 2016

And this:

Or this:

In less than twenty-four hours, the Iranians succeeding in capturing two American boats, forcing American sailors to their knees, blindfolding them, recording copious amounts of propaganda footage, searching the boats, confiscating GPS equipment, and recording a classic POW "apology" video.

Given that the military's code of conduct requires prisoners to resist providing propaganda statements, I'm curious as to how Iran was able to secure a rather abject apology so quickly. There is much we don't yet know, but one thing is certain -- the administration simply isn't telling the truth when it says that Iran followed "standard nautical practice" for sailors in distress.

[Harpotoo]

Benghazi Redux!

[Jane Long]

I’m wondering if it’s a combination Benghazi - Fast and Furious.

[House Atreides]

Iran Systematically Humiliated American Sailors ....
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...and the Obama regime, filled with Muslim Brotherhood connections, REVELS in it.

[knarf]

obama is a faggot muzzie and he intentionally bent our men over for HIS glee ..

You KNOW that's the joke line going around the muzzie/CAIR/faggot circles in DC.

[Truth29]

Obama scores a double; he sends the Iranians $150 billion and humiliates the US Navy in a matter of hours. The Administration lies as easily as breathing. This whole incident stinks of something else going on, but we likely never know what it was.

[jettester]

Is it just me or does this entire episode feel “managed” by someone?

[TurkeyLurkey]

It’s not just you, I sense it, too.

[longfellow]

Me too. And since we have no reason to trust this administration.....

[hal ogen]

I’d like to thank several players: (1) the idiots who elected these anti-American degenerates, (2) the anti-American traitors in this mal-administration and (3) the GOP-e traitors who enabled this mal-administration by approving their appointees and by giving them never-ending funding for their traitorous programs. Job well done...you fools.

[Cowgirl of Justice]

Were the 10 ‘in on it’? Was this a set up to achieve a desired goal? Can anyone identify any of the surrenderers?

[Idaho_Cowboy]

Sometimes you just have to put down the phone and pull a ‘panama’.

[Gritty]

Is it just me or does this entire episode feel "managed" by someone?

This has every appearance of being deliberately staged.

Probably the Obama Administration and the Ayatollahs got together and set it up for what reasons as yet unknown - including the humiliating "apology" by the crew commander.

But there can be no doubt those reasons are harmful to our genuine interests.

[Roger Kaputnik]

My thoughts exactly. I even said as much on another thread yesterday and got flamed by a fellow FReeper.

[apocalypto]

All the while B. Obama agonized over Americans not liking Muslims.

[McCloud-Strife]

Trying to recall if any of those American boats bristling with guns actually had any ammo loaded on them. I do not recall seeing them actually armed in which case. Whoever put these boats on open water without protection of any kind was almost criminally negligent in writing the RoE and whoever sent them out without means of self rescue needs to be relieved.

[pabianice]

I won’t be surprised if in the coming weeks some admirals put in their retirement papers in disgust.

[blueunicorn6]

I believe the old PT boats had three engines.

How many engines did these boats have?

[Kenny]

We should be at the capitol to protest giving Iran money. Of course they pick dead of winter to pull their crap. Also, they ignore all email, tweets, and calls.

Congress is as responsible for this as Obama.

[Georgia Girl 2]

You would think with all the lying Omuslim does he would get better at it. I don’t believe for one second that one of our fast boats developed mechanical problems and then the other one just drifted aimlessly along with it into Iranian waters until they were captured. You would have to be in a state of animated disconnect to buy that story.

This is the US navy for God’s sake surrendering to a couple of Boston Whalers that they could have blown out of the water. Its mind boggling. Who can believe these highly trained individuals were too stupid to tow the other boat back out of Iranian waters? Who can believe these highly trained warriors wouldn’t fight off similar armed craft?

You hate to believe your govt would set up its own military but given the Commie lovin Muslim in charge its not beyond possible.

I cannot wait to get Trump in the Whitehouse so he can take Iran to task. They are a third rate little theocracy and they don’t have nukes yet. We may have to Iraq them. At this point I am about ready to say do it.