Iran Detains British Sailors Off Iraq Coast

jon1856 · #1 03-23-2007, 06:49 PM

Iran Detains British Sailors Off Iraq Coast

By JIM KRANE
AP
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (March 23) - Iranian naval vessels on Friday seized 15 British sailors and marines in disputed Persian Gulf waters off the coast of Iraq , British and U.S. officials said. The detentions come at a time of high tension between the West and Iran , which accused the British of intruding on its territory.
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Tom Earp · #2 03-24-2007, 04:16 PM

Yea, way to go Iran.

Piss off somemore people since the Russians pulled their people out from your Nuke build up!

Blow them up and see what comes out of the dust!

Oh, give a warning for the poor peed ons who live there! Get out, now!!!!

moe.ron · #3 03-25-2007, 08:59 AM

Hey, if those soldiers were on Iranian waters, sucks to be them. If they weren't on Iranian water, it still sucks to be them.

Drolefille · #4 03-25-2007, 01:07 PM

It's not clear whether they were or not, but unless Iran collectively goes crazy and drags their bodies in the streets, they'll be returned to England safetly and relatively quickly.

*crosses fingers*

Tom Earp · #5 03-25-2007, 04:07 PM

I wonder where the ship was at that they came from?

In little rubber boats!

British should have blown the Iranians out of the friggen water!

I want this space, You want this space, well who decides?

jon1856 · #6 03-25-2007, 05:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tom Earp

I wonder where the ship was at that they came from?

In little rubber boats!

British should have blown the Iranians out of the friggen water!

I want this space, You want this space, well who decides?

To answer both you and another prior poster, IMHO it went down like this:
It was a set up or a well thought out ambush.

The boats were seen, on a regular basis, out on their own with only small arms.

So, they get surrounded by over powering forces and are forced to put down their arms.

Any kind of back up, coming to the area late, would just cause a war to start. And the Brits dying first.
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