Posted on 03/25/2007 5:38:24 PM PDT by Flavius
Do you ever get tired of the snide and irresponsible comments that are posted on FR these days? I do.
Excellent point. Play it somewhat cool for a few days while you get things ready, consult with US. etc. Then demand their return immediately. I pray that's the scenerio.
I worked with the British military when I was in the military. They're tough and gritty; they don't play around when its time to get serious. We sure as hell should back them up if they need us.
Or he will give the Iranian leadership a very stern reprimand.
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How many saboteurs and terrorists do the Iranians have in place all over the world (and remember, they fund terror so it wouldn't necessarily be Iranians)?
If you decide for an invasion, how are you going to get everyone on board? What about the Russians, who are too close and are very touchy about attcks on a sometime ally?
And what if when you decide to go militarily against Iran, what are you going to do if all those North Koreans decide to take Seoul?
It's all well and good to say that someone needs to take action, but it isn't an easy decision, and the consequences could be horrific, especially for Israel.
Taking out its govt, the mullahs, and a huge chunk of its military and the major known nuke sites without widespread civilian damage would probably be more prudent.
This is no time to got wobbly, Tony.
I agree. I think they should have fought back right off the bat and not allowed this kidnapping, which was essentially what it was, but they didn't and now the situation has become much more complicated. The time for immediate response has passed. So what's next?
I don't know, but I do think that Blair is probably considering many non-diplomatic options as well, and we'll probably have a better idea what's going on by tomorrow. (Which is actually already today for UK Freepers!)
He's very hampered by Britain's (and our) failure to respond to similar incidents in the past, as well as by the sign of weakness given out by the Iraq withdrawal timetable. I assume he and W are in communication over all this.
I agree,Blair deserves a chance to play the diplomatic card.That being said the "sanctions" that were being reported earlier as a reply to this aggression is a weak and pitiful response !!!
How about making the Iranians do some worrying...
"Tony Blair warned Iran last night that it has only a few days to find a diplomatic solution to the escalating crisis over the 15 missing British sailors and Marines."
Or else he will give them a few more days.
I'm not sure it's orchestrated, but I did notice a poster I definitely thought to be a lefty troll popping up on several Iran threads today. So I'm sure there's some attempt being made to get a negative feeling going here.
Nahh.. The MSM will blame Bush for it and Britain will turn against America and Bush will get impeached for this.
Why do I see this coming?
The West is slowly giving way to Islam.
Parts of the French fleet are in the gulf. What if there were a French/Iranian 'Pearl Harbor' knife-in-the-back attack?
To repeat what I have said on other threads on this topic: I am getting peeved by the apparent impression on here that Britain lacks what I believe Texans call 'cajones'. People seem to misunderstand the UK calm approach and national trait of supreme understatement as weakness and a sign we are all talk and no trousers. Iran needs to think on this: In the last 10 years alone we have moved from talking to shooting in: Sierra Leonne, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq + 1 or 2 other incidents in Africa that don't get so much press attention. That makes us, with the United States, the most trigger happy nation on the planet at the moment. Aside from yourselves, no other nation on Planet Earth have shown themselves as willing to use force against other Sovereign states. No prime minister since world war two (including Thatcher) has sanctioned the use of lethal military force as often as Tony Blair. The Iranians are making a mistake and are foolish if they think there is a line we wont cross. We don't do the sabre rattling. But when need be we do do the sabre.
Toche!
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