Posted on 03/24/2007 5:21:18 AM PDT by radar101
I cannot imagine how these sailors or marines allowed themselves to be captured. I'd have gone down fighting.
I wonder if the British will back down to the crazy in the middle east and call it peace in our time. I saw on tv this morning they are taking the hostages to Iran to talk to them. Does that mean a nasty beaten confession on tv? How long will the free world stand for these nutcases insulting our countries?Another case of in your face from radical Islam again.
With the full sopport of the DNC and Pelosi, I'm sure!
15 sailors with small arms on routine inspection duty in two inflatable boats VS patrol boats with mounted weapons? The sailors had no option.
"The regime “need” an external clash to crush the domestic challenge."
That's exactly how they operate. They've done this time and time again.
It is a new day. Welcome to socialism "lite" in America...I mean MexAmeriCanada. This is not the US of old. We will not pressure Britain.
Walid Phares, pong
If the Brits and U.S. do strike iran over this, it won't be proportional. They'll be going after nutjob and all his people around the world at one time.
Chess, American style: Draw gun and kill your opponent.
Game over.
Nonsense. They should have attempted to leave and when the Iranians tried to prevent them, should have opened fire and gunned the boats while radioing for for help from American and British naval and air forces. Our forces should have scrambled aircraft and given the Iranians an ultimatum: release the sailors or be sunk. And then sunk them if they hesitated. No one wants sailors or soldiers killed, but 15 men are not worth the loss of national credibility. Ever.
Had the Spartans taken the easy way out, we'd all be speaking Persian and bowing to Ahuramazda.
The Brits were in a small rubber boat with an outboard motor. The Iranians had much larger craft with deck mounted guns. No contest.
Iran is playing a very dangerous game. Their pathetic chest thumping is going to get their sorry asses monkey stomped into a pile of goo. Mark my words.
15 sailors with small arms on routine inspection duty in two inflatable boats VS patrol boats with mounted weapons? The sailors had no option
Granted your point is valid, but where was their back up? No air cover or bigger ships?
Well, we do have two carriers in the area now. I suggest we take out their navy - every last ship. Don't leave them anything larger than a rowboat. You can't exhibit the slightest concern for the British sailors - too bad for them, but that's the way it is.
How far off would the supporting frigate sit from the rubber boats?
"15 sailors with small arms on routine inspection duty in two inflatable boats VS patrol boats with mounted weapons?"
Doesn't this represent a significant portion of the British Navy these days?
I don't know the mechanics of it, but I have to believe that every military and refinery target in iran is sitting in the computers that target every gun, missile, bomb, and torpedo within the coalition forces. It seems that this would be a very short war with massive explosive power.
ping
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