Didn't I read earlier that they were threatening to kidnap our soldiers?
Looks like they grabbed the Brits instead.
"Looks like they grabbed the Brits instead."
I think they were hoping it was an American vessel. Instead they got the Brits so now they are scrambling. The have lots of experience with holding and torturing hostages.
My question is since that vessel was under the command and control of the Americans, how did we let them get that close? Why did we let them get that close?
I think the Mullahs thought it would be easier to capture Brits rather than Americans to avoid a confrontation with the U. S. On the other hand they may think that they can use the captured Brits as bargaining chips to obtain the release of Iranian agents recently captured in Iraq by U. S. troops. However, it is interesting that no response was forthcoming from the U. S. led coalition of ships at sea in the Persian Gulf to this incident, most probably due to the limited rules of engagement now in place in that waterway.
Yep you did! I read that too!