If you wish to find fault, look to the politicians that set those Rules of Engagement. If you have any direct evidence that our sailors acted other than professionally I would be interested to see it. Otherwise, I think you should give them the benefit of the doubt.
"Ceterum censeo Hillary esse delendam."
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
Do the rules of engagement include crying like a child on Iranian television?
Do they include forcing female sailors to wear that humiliating head scarf? What about blathering to their captors, TV reporters and apologizing?
In fact, the officer in charge did not adhere to the Rules of Engagement as the man’s career recently came to an end.
Here’s a link, story and video of the apologizing sailor trying to appeal his punishment.
Here’s a link to the NY Daily News with a video of one of the sailors crying like a bitch.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/captured-american-sailor-crying-video-article-1.2527577
Rules of engagement? Please - the behavior of these ‘ pointy parts of the spear ‘ is disgusting - and you full well know that.