Iran to release British sailors

[PW2]

Great News!

I'm sure we'll hear a ton of rhetoric on both sides, but for now at least, common sense and cooler heads seem to have prevailed.

 

[RubberFrog]

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I wonder how many times the female got gang raped while your "cooler heads" prevailed.

 

[Boomyal]

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Oh look! See they are reasonable people after all. All you needed to do was talk to them!:|


I'm just waiting to see how much credit Nancy Pelosi takes for her 'talking trip' to the mid East.

 

[i386]

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I'll be relieved when I hear they're back some safe. I think we can all agree with that.

You guys be careful what you say. You don't want to sound like those liberals who want soldiers to die so they can be right.


Make no mistake, I don't think this was anything more than a PR move by Ahmadinejad. But I don't think blowing up the place was the right thing to do this time. Furthermore, I don't think it was OUR place to do anything. It could have gotten to that point, but I'm glad it didn't.

 

[oddjob]

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Yeah ....I think that Mammoood fella is a really nice fella. He gave all of Briton a special gift. And he even gave the lady some tips on how to be a BETTER LADY in the future...what a great day on earth....o See we can all get along!8)

 

[Skinnywater]

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Great News!

I'm sure we'll hear a ton of rhetoric on both sides, but for now at least, common sense and cooler heads seem to have prevailed.

Since the pirates gained more than they lost it's sure to give them confidence to break more laws.
If they wait for another couple of years when the Dem's get into office they'd be able to take the entire Mediterranean fleet hostage.

 

[Tail_Gunner]

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I'll be relieved when I hear they're back some safe. I think we can all agree with that.

You guys be careful what you say. You don't want to sound like those liberals who want soldiers to die so they can be right.


Make no mistake, I don't think this was anything more than a PR move by Ahmadinejad. But I don't think blowing up the place was the right thing to do this time. Furthermore, I don't think it was OUR place to do anything. It could have gotten to that point, but I'm glad it didn't.

Agreed 386, Something like this can get out of hand quickly, all it take's is one mistep. When you see people posting for hard retaliation, it is simply because this has gone on for far to long, and something will happen.

For now Coolio.......8)

 

[Haut Medoc]

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We should bomb them anyway......

 

[stevieray]

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We should bomb them anyway......

Yeah - we can call it a DDD (delayed disciplinary display)

 

[OldMercsRule]

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[colour=blue]I'm glad they look like they are comming home, (I'll feel better when they are on Brit soil), not just the embassy. I have a prediction: the Persian 'pirates'/'barbarians' have clearly won, (a trend dating to 1979). They have much more income, and they have humbled a once mighty VERY BENIGN, (IMHO), empire. I pondered posting Ralph Peters' article yesterday, but decided against it, as it was not worth the potential grief. There will be some 'dividends' from the continued victories over the West. Hope I'm wrong but history teaches me that I am probably not. Let's just hope it is 'different' this time! JR[/colour]

 

[rolmops]

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Me thinks that the entire incident started with an overzealous Iranian coast guard crew.Iran did not want it and Britain did not want it. Everybody scrambled to save face and with the proper diplomatic hot air the entire incident was defused.
The Iranians do a lot of business through the Basra port,which is under British control.They did not want to loose it.At the same time the Brits have not interfered in the trade.
My guess is that everybody just wanted this inconvenience to go away.

 

[i386]

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No doubt Ahmadinejad feels like he's scored some kind of victory, but this will probably been seen as victory for Tony Blair as well.

Now I hear there is some delay in those guys getting home. Let's hope there won't be any trickery and they get home safe.

 

[rolmops]

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I wonder how many times the female got gang raped while your "cooler heads" prevailed.

We may not like the Iranians but they are not rabid rapists by any stretch of the imagination. I would not be amazed at all if the female was treated a lot more respectful than the men.In fact I doubt if she ever saw a men without the presence of at least 2 other women

 

[12Footer]

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"Does anybody think that 15 United States Marines would just sit there, allow themselves to be taken when they had not invaded Iranian waters, and in two days start apologizing on Iranian TV? No way. Semper fi. No way."

Edit: I won't add to that.

 

[rolmops]

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"Does anybody think that 15 United States Marines would just sit there, allow themselves to be taken when they had not invaded Iranian waters, and in two days start apologizing on Iranian TV? No way. Semper fi. No way."

I am so glad that Rush is in his arm chair and not in Iraq

 

[OldMercsRule]

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Me thinks that the entire incident started with an overzealous Iranian coast guard crew.Iran did not want it and Britain did not want it. Everybody scrambled to save face and with the proper diplomatic hot air the entire incident was defused.
The Iranians do a lot of business through the Basra port,which is under British control.They did not want to loose it.At the same time the Brits have not interfered in the trade.
My guess is that everybody just wanted this inconvenience to go away.

[colour=blue]Hey Rolmops, It worked too well. I can't read minds but the Persians have played the wimpy West like a fiddle. They got four major victories out of this accident. #1 Their oil income went up substantially. #2 They distracted the world so that they can persue their nuclear ambitions. #3 They humiliated the British, and made further world saving actions by our partners less likely. #4 They helped make the world hate America more. As we were blamed by much of the world's media, (and likely the Brit people). If they are the bumblers you think they are; that is some of the best bumbling the world has ever seen. The Persians are on a 28 year roll. It looks quite likely that they will achieve their goal to obtain nuclear weapons, and they will expect some payback on their achievements of 28 years when they do. Even if you are right, it still looks grim, (unless ya ignore history). They know how weak we are, and they know they can count on their home team, (European Liberals, American Liberals and many domestic Democrats). Glad the Brits are gettin' their sailors back, sorry they are such weaklings now, (the world will miss the Brits of yesterday). Respectfully JR[/colour]

 

[Skinnywater]

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Me thinks that the entire incident started with an overzealous Iranian coast guard crew.

That's kind of like saying Iran's nuclear program is being perpetuated by an overzealous utility company.

 

[POINTER94]

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It was George W. Bush's fault. Thank god we got lil' Nancy running over to Syria messing up things for decades to come. Hey where are the liberals and the balance of power cry? And in typical fashion, the message of confessions after two days is disgraceful, but let's focus on and blame the messenger. Where is that stiff upper lip the Brits were so famous for?

This whole affair was a disgrace for the UK and the west as a whole. The MSM, what a disgusting group.

 

[OldMercsRule]

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Me thinks that the entire incident started with an overzealous Iranian coast guard crew.

That's kind of like saying Iran's nuclear program is being perpetuated by an overzealous utility company.

[colour=blue]Hey Skinny! The Power of understatement!! 8)8)8) JR[/colour]

 

[rolmops]

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Guys,if it worked so well,they would have kept these sailors a bit longer and milked it more.
Internationally,the Iranians were damaged by this incident and they are seen as even less reliable than they were before.
They needed to get out of this situation fast, without loosing face and they performed a decent act of damage control,by presenting the soldiers as an Easter present to the british people.