I don't know why you are treating Britain differently to America in a similar situation.
-The Iranians held your diplomats hostage for 444 days after taking over the US embassy a second time in nine months. The hostages were released just before Reagan was sworn in. Still, we did not attack Iran subsequent to their release. And the Iranians still occupy our Embassy compound and have made it into a museum.
-The North Koreans seized the USS Pueblo on the high seas and held the crew of 82 for 11 months. One crew member was killed. The ship is still held by NK and remains on our list of commissioned ships.
-The USS Stark was hit by two Iraqi missiles in 1987. Thirty-seven sailors were killed and twenty-one were injured. "We will not be intimidated," said Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger. "We will not be driven from the gulf." He described the attack on the Stark as a "horrible error," and Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was quick to apologize for the "unintentional incident."
-The US said "sorry" to China when China held airmen hostage for 13 days to get them back.
BTW, I am not going to act as the English - considering I am not English. :)
Remember our last Labour Government, Minority, was elected because of economic issues not because we made the Gulf our own in '91.
Remember if you act like a Nancy Boy on the World Stage you get treated like a bawdy house reformer.