Should Iran release the capture British Marines?

Originally posted by Mindship
Like Hussein, Khadafy and others before them, Ahmadinejad fancies himself the savior of the Arab world.

Except Amadinejad is going to have a revold in his own country sooner or later if he keeps things up.

Err, yes we WOULD release captured Iranians if we took them illegally on their own territory. You have simply lost all perspective if you think otherwise.

Simply another mistake from Iran, this.

Let's not forget that Iran wouldn't be in a position to capture any British soldiers if the British government weren't a member of the "coalition of the willing" and participating in a bogus military operation.

Its bogus nature is very much an opinion but the UN has legitimised their presence there.

Besides which that's not even true; Iran has been in a position to do this kind of thing since the first Gulf War. US/UK naval personnel have never been far away.

Originally posted by Mindship
IMO, Iran is playing a dangerous game. Clearly its overall strategy is to provoke the West into military confrontation, thus inflaming the "War against Islam" to the next level.

Needless to say, he thinks the West will lose.

Like Hussein, Khadafy and others before them, Ahmadinejad fancies himself the savior of the Arab world.

Good post BTW... Also, Ahmadinejad wouldn't do anything without the Ayatollahs consent, they are hoping to gather the "Islam vs." support.

The only think Ahmadinejad is going to accomplish though is a bomb strike on his nuclear facilities.

Originally posted by Ushgarak
Its bogus nature is very much an opinion

Well, it's certainly very much my opinion.

It's by no means certain he ordered it. Iran's command structure is a partisan joke. Most likely he has accepted a fait accompli.

Originally posted by Capt_Fantastic
Well, it's certainly very much my opinion.

Then I am sure you won't forget it. But the thrust of your post doesn't make much difference from any reasonable international viewpoint.

Regardless of your views on the situaiton this whole thing revolves around one thing alone- were the troops in Iranian waters?

Answer- no.

Hence, especially as this is so easily demonstrable, Iran loses.

Originally posted by Ushgarak
Then I am sure you won't forget it. But the thrust of your post doesn't make much difference from any reasonable international viewpoint.

Regardless of your views on the situaiton this whole thing revolves around one thing alone- were the troops in Iranian waters?

Answer- no.

Hence, especially as this is so easily demonstrable, Iran loses.

And I'm sure you'd be so vocal if it were American troops, right?

Yup.

Originally posted by Ushgarak
Then I am sure you won't forget it.

Have you ever known me to forget my own opinion?

Our opinions are the same in regards to the thread topic. I never said that my post was meant to address the specific situation, did I? But you saying that troops are stationed in the middle east is no more or less relevant. I might have been off topic, but that doesn't mean that Britains involvment isn't. And their involvment is indicative of support for bogus military operations.

Britain should give them 1 week to release the prisoners. If they dont..SAS goes in and takes them out killing anyone in the way.

Originally posted by KidRock
Britain should give them 1 week to release the prisoners. If they dont..SAS goes in and takes them out killing anyone in the way.

You are SO an American BADASS!

its all reactionary politics...little does the media report that the Iranians sent representatives to kurdish areas of Iraq and the US arrested them and to this day still has them in detention for no apparent reason

this is nothing more than a disgusting display of power on Irans part. They know that the only people who would or want to do anything about this has their hands tied. Just like North Korea and their nuclear ventures, this is nothing more than a status building action.

Britian has not the Navy to do anything militarily nor would they if they could.
America is in the same boat as Britian. OUr Government cannot even get on the same page on how to fight the current war we are in no less take measures that would give Iran cause to initiate another. Someone needs to put Iran in their place. I gaurentee you they would not have kidnapped sailors of any other super power nation. especially America or Russia. I guess they wouldnt want to stir the waters with Russia anyway seeing how they get a nice hookup from them

Originally posted by Capt_Fantastic
You are [b]SO an American BADASS! [/B]

You are so...FAAAAABULASS!

Originally posted by WrathfulDwarf
Or should they put them on trial?

What's your opinion?

My own...they should be return immediatly.

They're British Sailors and Marines, not American.

Originally posted by Ushgarak
Yup.

Originally posted by Kinneary
They're British Sailors and Marines, not American.

And that should absolutely be of no matter.