Iran captures 15 Royal Navy Personnel

[Oberon]

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Goddamit!! Not again!!

[Godalmighty83]

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.

[The Avon Lady]

Originally Posted by waste gate

Good thing the French are in the area now.

That was gonna be my line! :p

[bradclark1]

Originally Posted by waste gate

Good thing the French are in the area now.

Whose side are they really on though?

[The Avon Lady]

Originally Posted by bradclark1

Whose side are they really on though?

Theirs. Guaranteed.

[SUBMAN1]

Originally Posted by The Avon Lady

Theirs. Guaranteed.

: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

[Letum]

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.

[Oberon]

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.

[SUBMAN1]

Originally Posted by Letum

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.

I agree.

[micky1up]

Originally Posted by waste gate

Good thing the French are in the area now.

what are they doing selling more arms to iran

[moose1am]

Can't belive that the British let themselved get captured ..... AGAIN. Do they not know how to shoot those rifles?

[Enigma]

Look at this BS....

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad cancels planned visit to the United Nations. Iran says visas for the crew of his airplane were not issued in time.

The Royal Marines, assigned to HMS Cornwall, had been on an anti-smuggling procedure sanctioned by the U.N. but were apparently taken into custody anyway by Iranian naval vessels in the Shatt-al-Arab, a 120-mile stretch of salt marsh disputed between Iraq and Iran.

Coincidence? Nope!

Update: Actually, it appears im wrong here. Washington had already suggested the trip may be delayed before this occured. My baaaaad.

[Kapitan_Phillips]

Britain is going to try and talk them out of there, guaranteed. Me, personally. I'd demand they be returned immediately or else I "nukkz0rz dere countryz0rz" :rotfl:

[sonar732]

How many people knew of this?

The public speculation about a potential war between the U.S. and Iran have added to that anxiety, as have incidents like the taking of the British marines and an earlier event in March when the Saudi Arabian navy engaged an Iranian submarine. No shots were fired but the Saudis found the sub near the Saudi city of Jubail, a coastal industrial center that is the site of major Saudi petrochemical and oil installations, as well as the location of the King Abdul Aziz naval base. The Saudis minimized the incident, accepting the Iranian explanatin that the sub's closeness to Jubail was a mistake. The Saudis also did not want to further stress relations between Riyadh and Tehran. But an Arab surce in the gulf believes that the incident may have been an Iranian political message to the U.S. and the world — a reminder that Iran has assets in the gulf to threaten American and its allies there.