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Originally Posted by melnibonian
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Originally Posted by Penelope_Grey
What puzzles me is why the warship allowed those 15 men to be taken in the first place without doing something!
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From what the British Government say it has to do with the rules of engagement. Let's turn the question to its head for a moment though. Can you imagine what would have happened if the British ship had open fire? Probably the Iranians would have either fired back or there would have been casualties. Can you imagine the political and moral standing in such a situation? Things are not as easy as they seem some times. |
I'm sure the ROE were in play. But if I'm an Iranian in a small boat, and If I see a warship bearing down on my position at a high rate of speed I would be seriously thinking about getting my behind the hell out. Perhaps the British ROE had been compromised and the Iranians knew that they were safe in their action.