Maybe, like Milos on Seinfeld, the Iranians simply wanted to humiliate us publicly for “hand,” and our government gave them that opportunity for something that they wanted.
They wanted these photos and the ability to say that our military are babies and weak.
In the episode, Milos begs Seinfeld to let him win at tennis, and Seinfeld agrees, but during the game Milos is constantly shouting, “Look how that baby plays! Maybe he needs time to change his diapers!” Etc until finally Jerry beats his pants off.
We are serfs and our government is no longer of, for, or by the People and there is nothing you can tell me to prove that wrong.
Gives one reason to pause...
"As far as I know, these are the only naval war craft, in the entire history of the USA, to have been captured on the high seas without a shot being fired (The USS Pueblo, which was virtually unarmed, only surrendered after taking fire)."