Blair convenes Cobra team as crisis in Iran escalates

scotsman.com ^ | 25th March 2007 | BRIAN BRADY

[jveritas]

Amazing, isn't it. I remember the British reaction to the terrorist bombings in London in July 2005. The British politicians and public had a shocking "cold reaction" to what happened as if it was like an train accident or something but definitely they did not consider it as an act of war against their nation.

[Eclectica]

I'm reminded of the U.S.S. Pueblo—I was two ships away from being assigned on it as an E2 -- Communications Technician (R-Branch).

[Wolfstar]

I'm not the sissy, the sissy is the the one who starts the fight for someone else to fight.

Ummmm...in this particular case of the British sailors, that would be Iran. Or didn't you notice?

[Porterville]

Are they getting ready to surrender Britain to hasten the next caliphate? We shall see.... I'm not holding my breath, I expect something more about global warming, french ufo's and the evil USA.

[pleikumud]

Right. And the United States is China's biggest customer, propping up their economy. They can't afford to be too ideological. Widespread unemployment and poverty in China would create the conditions for another revolution.

[Porterville]

Hey, World War III would be great at this point. At least inocent men and women would stop being killed by little tin horn thugs.

[Wolfstar]

All of this nonsense, all of this BS could've been avoided had the CO of the HMS Cornball simply been a Man and opened fire.

He wasn't given permission to fire from his chain of command, going all the way up.

In earlier times, ship captians had the freedom to make such decisions on their own, but modern communications put an end to that. Now they have to call home to daddy to get permission to fight for their own men.

[TET1968]

"have you noticed how the most liberal and best educated people sometimes are the most ignorant of history?

Remember, in 1984 it was the pigs who were in charge of rewriting history.
If you go to a school or university where all the books are published by Swine Publishing Company, .......well,...you are not only what you eat, but what you have been trained to believe.

[Empireoftheatom48]

Cobra? You mean the type that bites itself?

[FreedomNeocon]

"There is nothing to be gained in provoking a confrontation, because that would be playing into their hands. But neither should we let them have it all their way.

How cute... so they can't get it ALL THEIR way, just sorta' their way... a bit... perhaps let them keep / kill 7 or 8 of the 15 would be prudent?

Someone should tell this genius that he has no say in "provoking a confrontation" when it is time and time again the Iranians that provoke.

Flashbacks of the Hezbo's and Israel over the summer.. Hezbo's kidnap a bunch of soldiers and all of a sudden, people are demanding that Israel not 'respond so meanly' and admonishing them for escalating the situation.

You think they might have noticed that as well?

Be a complete jackass, and the worse case scenario is you only get half the bribe/demand you wanted.

Thats one hell of a message to send to these nut-jobs even once... much less over and over and over again.

[FreeReign]

"There is nothing to be gained in provoking a confrontation, because that would be playing into their hands. But neither should we let them have it all their way. How cute... so they can't get it ALL THEIR way, just sorta' their way... a bit... perhaps let them keep / kill 7 or 8 of the 15 would be prudent?

Pretty weak isn't it. Unfortunately The Scotsman doesn't identify who said this.

Any idea how reliable the Scotman is with unnamed sources?

[popdonnelly]

"I wonder how Mrs. Bill would handle this"

She'd send troops to Darfur.

[racing fan]

The Cobra team? Aren't those the guys who wear the blue spandex and run around shouting 'COBRA!', all the while randomly shooting their guns? He should call the G.I. Joe team instead. They are much more effective

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You are right. COBRA are bad guys. G.I. Joe is the right team. Yo Joe!

[racing fan]

Go Joe!

[FreedomNeocon]

[ohioWfan]

We don't have a "Ronnie" around today to lead us.....

No, but we certainly have his equal...........and I thank God for that every single day, as should you.

[cake_crumb]

I thought the Cornwall was under CINCPAC. Anyhow, I suspected that force hadn't been authorized or all hE!! would have been let loose on the Iranian thugs.

Speaking of Iranian thugs, ABC had a DARLING little crocumentary about Saint Jimmah "Da Peanut Man" Carter this morning. That little 444 days period of his presidency wan't mentioned. Neither was the economy. Neither was the oil embargo.

I hope this doesn't turn out to be a double post

[ohioWfan]

We don't have a "Ronnie" around today to lead us........

But we have a President with every bit the character, commitment, leadership and courage, and for that we can thank the Almighty, Omniscient God who appointed him to lead us at this hour for that.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

"The response should have been, "Sink it""
As I understand it, the sailers/marines were quickly surrounded, and hustled aboard the iranian ship. Human shields to protect the iranians from retaliation

[cake_crumb]

"Sure, sure. Let's establish a dialogue./s"

Sure. What's a little abject humiliation between enemies, after all?