Comments for An observation by gollum vis Iran/RN prisoners

An observation by gollum vis Iran/RN prisoners

2007-03-26T05:00:35Z

An observation: if the Iranians seriously hurt, since I figure they’ve already been slapped around a little bit, any of the RN sailors they captured/kidnapped I wouldn't be surprised if a sequel to Op: El Dorado Canyon was conducted.

This just keeps getting odder and odder by the minute. I’m not sure I like this game of chicken.
ry

Comment from ry on 2007-03-26

2007-03-27T04:06:11Z

Okay, you read waaaay lots more than I do in a given day, Kat. That's a given. But what exactly makes you think it's predominately economic in nature? Sure, Iran, like Venezuela, benefits from high crude prices. But I'm seeing a lot of different and compelling reasons to do this(nuclear issue, sanctions, being obstructionist, the intraME struggle to be El Heffe between Iran and a few others, and that still leaves the possibility of bloated ideas of capabilities that leads to strategic mistakes ala Qaddafi and his line of death). What's the neon sign that points to economics as the predominate reason?

Comment from Blackhawk on 2007-03-26

2007-03-27T01:59:30Z

El Dorado Part II...bad news for the French Embassy. I wonder what Sam Kinison would say?

Comment from kat-missouri on 2007-03-26

2007-03-27T00:10:35Z

This is economic blackmail. I was reading over at PJ media all the reports and several stuck out in the midst of all the hoopla about whether they were in Iranian territory or not, their interrogation, etc I'm gonna blog on it.

Comment from J-P on 2007-03-26

2007-03-26T15:29:12Z

It would be ironic if an incident over 13 *British* sailors pulled us into a war with Iran after years of international nuclear brinkmanship by the mullahs failed to do so. Ironic, and probably frustrating as hell for the anti-war crowd. Nothing worse than a justifiable war, eh?

Comment from BloodSpite on 2007-03-26

2007-03-26T14:30:35Z

I'm with Murray. The SAS has not been historically known for being very nice to those who mess with the Crown's loyal subjects. The western press is in an uproar since clearly, this would be a blatant violation of the Geneva Conventions. 2. A member of the armed forces of a Party to the conflict who, on behalf of that Party and in territory controlled by an adverse Party, gathers or attempts to gather information shall not be considered as engaging in espionage if, while so acting, he is in the uniform of his armed forces. /Sarcasm Neither the press, various UN committees nor even Saint Cindy Sheehan, has uttered a peep. We are obviously deal with a case of "living" conventions. They're pliable, and only to be used in the interest of furthering an agenda. Off the top of my head, I'm guessing that right around zero of the poor, mistreated guests at Guantanamo were in uniform, nor did most of them, as the convention also stipulates, "respect the laws and customs of war". You know, little things, like not setting off car bombs in markets full of civilians. The silence on Iran's latest idiocy is deafening. Good showing Ry!

Comment from Murray on 2007-03-26

2007-03-26T10:03:17Z

Three letters for the Iranians. Well ok two letters but one appears twice. You're messing with the wrong people. Learn to fear the dark.. and what may come out of it.