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Iranians seize 15 UK Marines in Gulf
Why? This makes no sense. We've got two carrier groups in that area, and they seize 15 sailors from our foremost ally while they were conducting UN sanctioned boarding and inspection? No sense at all. Even anti-Americanism isn't going to get them any friends in this case.
It is true we'll have to respond in respect to Britain's thoughts on this matter, as they're the foremost injured party, but the feelings on the matter are going to be about the same, it's only on tactics that there might be disagreement. Could the Iranians think they might split the coalition on a question of tactics?
It makes no sense, and this is the only rational explanation: it makes no sense, they're nuts.
I have been arguing for a couple of posts now that a distraction from the ongoing surge in Iraq is what we most need, because only with that distraction can we keep the Democrats from defeating that attempt through their carping and criticism. This is the third such distraction in hardly as many more days: Pointless subpoenas as an attack on the President, Pork-Barrell Surrender, and now Piracy --on the High Seas. Just thought of that. Britain has some proud history in this matter. But what I had hoped would happen is happening. The surge is dropping from sight, so it has a chance to succeed; and a reason for a more vigorous war has now developed, something that could be of splendid value. And there are a lot of people getting very tired of Iranian posturing.
A last note. Britain is part of the EU. Britain is not America. How is the EU going to blame this hijacking on America? But I note too that their Islamic populations are going to blame somebody and it won't be Iran. This is good too. At some point the West is going to have to learn that their fine upstanding Islamic citizens do not hold the interests of the West warmly in their hearts.
Everything is good just now. The potential.
Why? This makes no sense. We've got two carrier groups in that area, and they seize 15 sailors from our foremost ally while they were conducting UN sanctioned boarding and inspection? No sense at all. Even anti-Americanism isn't going to get them any friends in this case.
It is true we'll have to respond in respect to Britain's thoughts on this matter, as they're the foremost injured party, but the feelings on the matter are going to be about the same, it's only on tactics that there might be disagreement. Could the Iranians think they might split the coalition on a question of tactics?
It makes no sense, and this is the only rational explanation: it makes no sense, they're nuts.
I have been arguing for a couple of posts now that a distraction from the ongoing surge in Iraq is what we most need, because only with that distraction can we keep the Democrats from defeating that attempt through their carping and criticism. This is the third such distraction in hardly as many more days: Pointless subpoenas as an attack on the President, Pork-Barrell Surrender, and now Piracy --on the High Seas. Just thought of that. Britain has some proud history in this matter. But what I had hoped would happen is happening. The surge is dropping from sight, so it has a chance to succeed; and a reason for a more vigorous war has now developed, something that could be of splendid value. And there are a lot of people getting very tired of Iranian posturing.
A last note. Britain is part of the EU. Britain is not America. How is the EU going to blame this hijacking on America? But I note too that their Islamic populations are going to blame somebody and it won't be Iran. This is good too. At some point the West is going to have to learn that their fine upstanding Islamic citizens do not hold the interests of the West warmly in their hearts.
Everything is good just now. The potential.
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