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US apologises for Iran naval incursion
BBC ^ | 01/13/2016 | Staff

Posted on 01/13/2016 12:55:00 AM PST by ScottWalkerForPresident2016

The US has apologised to Iran after 10 American sailors were arrested for entering Iranian waters, the commander of Iran‘s Revolutionary Guards naval forces has said.

General Ali Fadavi accused those detained of "unprofessional" acts.

But he suggested the group, who are being held by the guards, could be released soon.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: apology; farsiisland; iran; iranseizesussailors; navy; obama; usnavy
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To: littleharbour

I agree.


101 posted on 01/13/2016 11:44:12 AM PST by floralamiss
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To: 444Flyer
You're most likely right....but with an additional ending.....Obama, Biden and Jarrett thanking Iran profusely for their graciousness.
102 posted on 01/13/2016 11:52:02 AM PST by liberalh8ter (The only difference between flash mob 'urban yutes' and U.S. politicians is the hoodies.)
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To: floralamiss

As I was saying . . .

“Kerry says release of US sailors ‘testament’ to Iran diplomacy, nuke deal going forward”

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/01/13/kerry-says-release-us-sailors-testament-to-iran-diplomacy-nuke-deal-going-forward.html?intcmp=hpbt1

Another page out of Rahm’s playbook: “never let a crisis go to waste”


103 posted on 01/13/2016 12:15:16 PM PST by littleharbour
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To: littleharbour

It does almost make you wonder if it was a setup?


104 posted on 01/13/2016 12:16:27 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: ScottWalkerForPresident2016

“we’re so sorry...?” Democrats are a collective bunch of pu$$* farts!


105 posted on 01/13/2016 2:33:48 PM PST by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: ScottWalkerForPresident2016

Back during the Cuban missile crisis Kennedy made the Russians back down. With this filthy scumbag islamic mullah obama and todays democrats -all we see are apologies. I hope all Americans now realize that there should not be another democrat President for decades to come.


106 posted on 01/13/2016 4:25:41 PM PST by Mr Apple ( TRUMP 2016 - - BUILD THE WALL - - NO TO ALL ISLAMIC MUSLIM RAPEFUGEES)
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To: ScottWalkerForPresident2016


107 posted on 01/13/2016 5:14:51 PM PST by GOPAreDemProgressives
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To: ScottWalkerForPresident2016

Fundamental Transformation 95% complete...

108 posted on 01/13/2016 6:03:03 PM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: All

And the gop says nothing. Need anymore proof that they’re all in this together? They want this nation destroyed and they want Christianity destroyed. Pure evil.


109 posted on 01/13/2016 8:39:21 PM PST by VerySadAmerican
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To: nikos1121

The commander of the boats / boat apologized on Iranian TV. Why, I have no idea.

The man looked like a complete fool.


110 posted on 01/13/2016 9:33:48 PM PST by warsaw44
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To: ScottWalkerForPresident2016

This is Spy vs. Spy.

These were spies who messed up & got caught.

If an Iranian boat ran aground in the Potomac, some of you yahoos would want them executed.

We don’t know what went on behind the scenes, but I’m glad these guys are coming home safe and sound and the Iranians didn’t even keep the boats!

Win/win.


111 posted on 01/14/2016 12:11:52 AM PST by Forgotten Amendments (Nessie ... Sasquatch ... The Free Syrian Army ...)
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To: ScottWalkerForPresident2016

Here is what REALLY happened!

The comment by Matt Bracken on the linked article at the bottom:

“I rarely pull out my dusty old trident, but in this case, here goes. I was a Navy SEAL officer in the 1980s, and this kind of operation (transiting small boats in foreign waters) was our bread and butter. Today, these boats both not only had radar, but multiple GPS devices, including chart plotters that place your boat’s icon right on the chart. The claim by Iran that the USN boats “strayed into Iranian waters” is complete bull$#it.

For an open-water transit between nations, the course is studied and planned in advance by the leaders of the Riverine Squadron, with specific attention given to staying wide and clear of any hostile nation’s claimed territorial waters. The boats are given a complete mechanical check before departure, and they have sufficient fuel to accomplish their mission plus extra. If, for some unexplainable and rare circumstance one boat broke down, the other would tow it, that’s why two boats go on these trips and not one! It’s called “self-rescue” and it’s SOP.

This entire situation is in my area of expertise. I can state with complete confidence that both Iran and our own State Department are lying. The boats did not enter Iranian waters. They were overtaken in international waters by Iranian patrol boats that were so superior in both speed and firepower that it became a “hands up!” situation, with automatic cannons in the 40mm to 76mm range pointed at them point-blank. Surrender, hands up, or be blown out of the water. I assume that the Iranians had an English speaker on a loudspeaker to make the demand. This takedown was no accident or coincidence, it was a planned slap across America’s face.

Just watch. The released sailors will be ordered not to say a word about the incident, and the Iranians will have taken every GPS device, chart-plotter etc off the boats, so that we will not be able to prove where our boats were taken.

The “strayed into Iranian waters” story being put out by Iran and our groveling and appeasing State Dept. is utter and complete BS from one end to the other.”

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/01/10_us_sailors_held_by_iran_confirmed_freed.html


112 posted on 01/18/2016 2:20:51 PM PST by 2harddrive
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