Britain Demands Iran Free Seized Sailors

AP ^ | Friday, Mar. 23, 2007

[ThomasThomas]

Many of the photographs taken by the North Korens contained what they were told was an Hawaiian Good Luck Sign

http://www.usspueblo.org/v2f/captivity/goodluck.html

[napscoordinator]

lol! That is classic!

[popdonnelly]

"We are still suffering from the consequences of President Carter's inept administration."

Not to mention the consequences of his retirement.

[MaxMax]

for a five-day port visit before continuing on to Norfolk, Va.

I'll be sure to get Pictures as it passes through the bay.
Here is my best shot of one of our Carriers. Not sure which one though.

[ANGGAPO]

I don't think the Iranians want to pull the Lion's Tail to hard.

[MinorityRepublican]

Here is my best shot of one of our Carriers. Not sure which one though.

Impressive! This shows that Anglos rule the world today.

[2ndDivisionVet]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1720081/posts

[MinorityRepublican]

Iranian Navy

Aircraft	Origin	Type	Versions	In service[1]	Notes
Aero Commander	United States	utility transport	690	4
Bell 205	Italy	light-lift utility helicopter	AB 205	5	built by Agusta
Bell 206	Italy	utility helicopter	AB 206A	2	built by Agusta
Bell 212	Italy	anti-submarine warfare/light-lift	AB 212 ASW	10	built by Agusta
Dassault Falcon 20	France	VIP transport	Falcon 20	2
Fokker F27 Friendship	Netherlands	tactical transport	F27-400M F27-600	2 2
Mil Mi-17	Russia	medium-lift transport helicopter	Mi-171Sh	5
Sikorsky S-61 Sea King	United States	anti-submarine warfare/medium-lift	SH-3D	10
Sikorsky H-53 Sea Stallion	United States	minesweeper/heavy-lift	RH-53D	5

[engrpat]

I would submit that this action isn't for the tweaking of the US or the UK but for internal consumption. I understand that the religious leaders are having trouble keeping the people in place and there is nothing like having an outside danger to bring the population back into the fold. I have read where the population don't like their government but would rally around it if attacked or threaten. My thoughts.

[manic4organic]

Have they tried sending a strongly worded letter?

[free_for_now]

Can't satellite photo's pinpoint exactly who is correct and who is wrong in this case? I'm sure there must be satellite surveillance of every inch of that part of the world 24/7. If the Brits weren't in Iranian waters, they should offer to provide Tehran with some enriched uranium free of charge.

[Siobhan]

Shut down the oil terminal at Kharg Island (easy to do). Tell them the flow will begin again within the hour of their being released.

You are absolutely right. This is exactly the thing to do. But those running the show think Kharg Island is an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation.

[TLEIBY308]

Release them or we shall taunt you again.

[OKSooner]

Not sure it's one of the CVN's. It might be an amphibious assault ship, made to launch helicopters carrying Marines, and Harrier jets.

[OKSooner]

The limeys won't put up with this. Given their penchant for understatement, when they say "We want them back" what they mean is something stronger, and I wouldn't call their bluff.

[Porterville]

Please send us our troops or we will be forced to surrender...

[Jeff Head]

That's the USS Nassau, LHA-4. It's a Tarawa Class amphibious assault ship that carries a couple of thousand US marines and all of their equipment who are transported to land by helos and landing craft. Also carries a small squadron of cobra attack helicopters and a small squadron of Harrier II attack jets.

We have a newer class, the LHD Wasp class that are even a little larger.

Although they have large flat decks, and can launch helos and jump jets, they are really not aircraft carriers like our large nuclear carriers.

Those vessels are 2 1/2 times as large and carrier up to 90 jet aircraft that launch from catapaults and land on the angled deck, being "trapped" by arrestor wires. They are much more capable in terms of the aircraft and their ability to project power, but they do not carry any assault Marines to put boots on the ground. That's what the vessels like the Nassau are for.

We have twelve of the large deck Amphibs and twelve of the very large carriers.

See the following site of mine for more info on all of the world's Aircraft Carriers and large deck Amphibious Assault ships.

[uksupport1]

That's funny, as I recall that Britain has lost over 100 soldiers in Iraq doing 'squat all.' We're the only friend the US has that is willing to lose soldiers in the WOT.

[uksupport1]

The Cornwall was under U.S. command...

[Grimmy]

Sure, the UK lost some soldiers. But face facts, the UK forces around Basra went out of their way to avoid confrontation with known and open Iranian backed forces and militias and allowed Basra to become a nearly uncontested and wholly owned Iranian supported stronghold that American forces are now going to have to crack.

All the while, the smarmy bast***s were preaching at us dumb Americans about "softly softly catchee monkee" bullcrap.

More Americans will have to spend their blood because the commanders in the UK forces practiced avoidance of confrontation whenever possible.

As far as friends willing to step up, all the Anglosphere has done so and all have taken their casualties as well.

And again, your lack of understanding is made obvious when you imply that this is not your war for your own survival as much as everyone else's. This is not just Americas War. All the west is at risk and anyone standing up is simply doing what is required of them in order to ensure their own survival. You aren't doing this as a favor.

And finally, there's this, as far as standing up in this war goes, all the signs that the UK is about to sit down are getting stronger and stronger. There is every reason to suspect that by end of this year, the UK will just be another member of the parasite league of the spineless EU do nothings.