Iran captures 15 Royal Navy Personnel
 

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Goddamit!! Not again!! :down:

this shouldnt be tolerated, the iranians came into iraqi waters to kidnap those men.

the border should be closed off and any inranian ship trying to enter should be considered hostile.

i know we dont have a big fleet anymore by any means but we should have enough ships to cover the border (by radar/sonar)

if labour wants to prove there worth then all means necessary should be taken to sort out this situation and stop it happening again. odd's are though they will simply axe another 20 ships and call it a restructure.

Good thing the French are in the area now.:D

That was gonna be my line! :p

Whose side are they really on though?:shifty:

Theirs. Guaranteed.

What is Iran trying to gain from testing the Western powers like this?
I really can't see how it could be of benefit to them.

I don't want a offensive war with Iran atm, but I'm totally behind any decision to declare hostilities against Iranian personnel, ships etc in Iraqi waters with out good reason.

I hate to quote from a leader as harsh, megalomanic and crazy as Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, but:
Let them hate us, as long as they fear us. Caligula

I think the Royal Navy should impose a little more fear to ensure respect from Iran.

Letum, I agree with you completely...if we find their boats in Iraqi waters we should fire a warning shot, and if they do not clear out, sink the sods, and capture THEIR sailors...see how much they like that. :arrgh!:

I agree.

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: You're probably right though. THey are their protecting their interest since they sell a lot of $$$ out there. French made weapons are still being used in Iraq that were sold as late as 2001.

-S

Who knows? The De Gaulle might be there to drop off another shipment... :|\\

On behalf of my mate here who has no PC yet (I don't know :roll: )

Well......:hmm:

Jeez, this is dicey. The justification seems to be a breah of territorial waters. If it turns out that the British were over the line, then iran probably won't shut up for about 10-15 years. if Iran crossed the border to capture the soldiers, they must be shown that this is unacceptable.
Time is what's needed here, to make absolutely 100% sure who transgressed today. With the Middle East being the Middle East, especially in these years, there should be no chances taken.


Christ I hope so

Just saw the CH5 news on this, typical Iran just prodding the West and making capital out of it. Iran is playing a dumb game.

what are they doing selling more arms to iran