Iran captures 15 Royal Navy Personnel - Page 2

Letum · 03-23-07, 01:17 PM

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What is Iran trying to gain from
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more fear to ensure respect from Iran.

I agree.

How very surreal!

SUBMAN1 · 03-23-07, 01:45 PM

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How very surreal!

But you already knew I'd agree. :p

Letum · 03-23-07, 01:50 PM

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How very surreal!

But you already knew I'd agree. :p

Nah...I would expect you to want all out nuclear war* with Iran, not just defensive hostilities.

*contains slight traces of exaggeration.

SUBMAN1 · 03-23-07, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Letum

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How very surreal!

But you already knew I'd agree. :p

Nah...I would expect you to want all out nuclear war* with Iran, not just defensive hostilities.

*contains slight traces of exaggeration.

Nah - quite frankly I want Iran to get the bomb + Saudi Arabia + Syria - all of them. So all this effort with Iran is a waste of time in my opinion.

-S

Letum · 03-23-07, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

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Originally Posted by Letum

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Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

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Originally Posted by Letum

How very surreal!

But you already knew I'd agree. :p

Nah...I would expect you to want all out nuclear war* with Iran, not just defensive hostilities.

*contains slight traces of exaggeration.

Nah - quite frankly I want Iran to get the bomb + Saudi Arabia + Syria - all of them. So all this effort with Iran is a waste of time in my opinion.

-S

....Ive lost you....

SUBMAN1 · 03-23-07, 02:06 PM

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....Ive lost you....

Ah oh. Really? Have I gone off the deep end?

Or is it because you don't understand? Whats wrong with giving them nukes? It would take them 50 years to miniturize it enough to bring over here anyway, and by that time, if history is my guide, they would have nuked each other back to the stone age already.

-S

moose1am · 03-23-07, 02:48 PM

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

Enigma · 03-23-07, 02:50 PM

Look at this BS....

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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.

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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 · 03-23-07, 03:57 PM

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 · 03-23-07, 04:44 PM

How many people knew of this?

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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.

Yahoshua · 03-23-07, 05:40 PM

This was NOT a smart move by the Iranians as the Brits are already wanting to leave Iraq alone, so there's more than just political grandstanding at work here.

This is pure speculation, but I believe Iran wants to keep the Brits in the area for awhile longer, for how long and for what purpose I don't know. The one thing I do know is that if the SAS gets involved the Iranians are going to feel it for sure.

Oberon · 03-23-07, 05:45 PM

Heh, I always figured Iran would start threatening the Saudi oil ways, then again, it wouldn't exactly take a genius to figure out the most valuable commodity leaving the Gulf would it?

According to a link on the Subsim front page, Iran launched a fairly large naval exercise yesterday too...saber rattling or the prelude to something bigger?

Yahoshua · 03-23-07, 05:52 PM

When the U.S. navy attacked Libya the entire Libyan navy was destroyed in 30 minutes. I'm curious to see if that record can be beat.

Enigma · 03-23-07, 06:05 PM

Would'nt suprise me if this is just absurd reprisal for the US detaining Iranians in Iraq.

Having said that, it's a dumb move on Irans part. They are testing the worlds patience, and the world is running out of it. Let them harm a hair on a British servicemans head. That would be genius. Pull the temple down on your own head. I'd be fully prepared if I were blair to go on TV and say "release my boys, or you will regret it."

And in the words of the fictional President Bartlett (again):
"If the admiral has to call this kids parents, im going to wipe them off the face of the earth with God's own thunder."

I've always been against military action against Iran until all other options are exhausted. The Iranians have been getting to big for their boots for some time now. This was a bad step in a bad direction for them.

Yahoshua · 03-23-07, 06:07 PM

Maybe we can Sic Saudi Arabia on them, let them take care of the land war for us.

03-23-07, 02:48 PM	#22
moose1am Frogman Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 303 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Confused here Can't belive that the British let themselved get captured ..... AGAIN. Do they not know how to shoot those rifles? __________________ Regards, Moose1am My avatar resembles the moderator as they are the ones that control the avatar on my page.

03-23-07, 03:57 PM	#24
Kapitan_Phillips Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Swansea Posts: 3,903 Downloads: 204 Uploads: 0	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: __________________ Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into.

03-23-07, 05:40 PM	#26
Yahoshua The Old Man Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,493 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	This was NOT a smart move by the Iranians as the Brits are already wanting to leave Iraq alone, so there's more than just political grandstanding at work here. This is pure speculation, but I believe Iran wants to keep the Brits in the area for awhile longer, for how long and for what purpose I don't know. The one thing I do know is that if the SAS gets involved the Iranians are going to feel it for sure. __________________ Science is the organized unpredictability that strives not to set limits to mans' capabilities, but is the engine by which the limits of mans' understanding is defined-Yahoshua

03-23-07, 05:52 PM	#28
Yahoshua The Old Man Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,493 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	When the U.S. navy attacked Libya the entire Libyan navy was destroyed in 30 minutes. I'm curious to see if that record can be beat. __________________ Science is the organized unpredictability that strives not to set limits to mans' capabilities, but is the engine by which the limits of mans' understanding is defined-Yahoshua

03-23-07, 06:05 PM	#29
Enigma The Old Man Join Date: May 2005 Location: At comms depth, obviously. Posts: 1,476 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Would'nt suprise me if this is just absurd reprisal for the US detaining Iranians in Iraq. Having said that, it's a dumb move on Irans part. They are testing the worlds patience, and the world is running out of it. Let them harm a hair on a British servicemans head. That would be genius. Pull the temple down on your own head. I'd be fully prepared if I were blair to go on TV and say "release my boys, or you will regret it." And in the words of the fictional President Bartlett (again): "If the admiral has to call this kids parents, im going to wipe them off the face of the earth with God's own thunder." I've always been against military action against Iran until all other options are exhausted. The Iranians have been getting to big for their boots for some time now. This was a bad step in a bad direction for them. __________________ "Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it." -Mark Twain

03-23-07, 05:45 PM	#27
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Heh, I always figured Iran would start threatening the Saudi oil ways, then again, it wouldn't exactly take a genius to figure out the most valuable commodity leaving the Gulf would it? According to a link on the Subsim front page, Iran launched a fairly large naval exercise yesterday too...saber rattling or the prelude to something bigger?

03-23-07, 06:07 PM	#30
Yahoshua The Old Man Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,493 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Maybe we can Sic Saudi Arabia on them, let them take care of the land war for us. __________________ Science is the organized unpredictability that strives not to set limits to mans' capabilities, but is the engine by which the limits of mans' understanding is defined-Yahoshua