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We have been for quite a while my friend, quite a while. Hell even the falklands was a push of our capabilities and we had a larger fleet then than we do now!
Bush calls on Iran to free U.K. sailors By DEB RIECHMANN, Associated Press Writer
10 minutes ago
CAMP DAVID, Md. - President Bush on Saturday said Iran's capture of 15 British sailors and marines was "inexcusable" and called for Iran to "give back the hostages" immediately and unconditionally.
Originally posted by spencerjohnstone
But we wouldn't need to use conscription, if we went to war we would have USA and Israel on our side.
As my mother and fatehr btw has said alot has changed, when the UK was threatened years ago they would stand up for themselves....
I do not want my country the UK, to have to rely on the US or Israel for support, would rather the UK show what we really are made off rather than hiding behind them both, hope members see where i amgoing with this...
Is the UK weak or is it strong on the world stage, cause right now Idont feel like we are.....
Originally posted by spencerjohnstone
British Embassy in Terhan is under attack from Iranian students...
Oks this is getting worse, should we UK (Public) retaliate, by attacking the Iranian Embassy in the UK??
Originally posted by infinite
Originally posted by spencerjohnstone
British Embassy in Terhan is under attack from Iranian students...
Oks this is getting worse, should we UK (Public) retaliate, by attacking the Iranian Embassy in the UK??
This smells like its been setup by the Iranian government, they tend to use students.
Well...I wouldn't go attacking the Iranian Embassy, unless you wanted to be arrested under anti-terrorism laws lol
I tell you what though, keep an eye on the Irsaeli Embassy in London...it has been attacked before by Iranians, I think it was Hezbollah back in 1994. The car bomb attack.
Originally posted by Justin Oldham
Does anyone know if there are British protestors marching in front of the Iranian embassy in London?
There is something very fishy going on. HMS Cornwall is a state of the art ship with a radar tracking system that would have seen the Iranian boats as they left port. Why did the captain of HMS Cornwall not go to cut off the Iranians?. Why did the gemini boats not fight or at least run away when they saw the six boats coming?. No Royal Navy captain would send its people out without protection! Either the captain is an incompetent fool OR he was ordered to stand by and do nothing!' -- Beryl Hutchinson, Larnaca, Cyprus
Originally posted by Documentally
I think there are some great points made here..
www.nineeleven.co.uk...
There is something very fishy going on. HMS Cornwall is a state of the art ship with a radar tracking system that would have seen the Iranian boats as they left port. Why did the captain of HMS Cornwall not go to cut off the Iranians?.
The waters were too shallow for the warship. As to why they didn't warn them, I can't answer.
Why did the gemini boats not fight or at least run away when they saw the six boats coming?.
The Iranians were there waiting for them to disembark. Fighting them was suicide and we would now be at war. If they came out and were faced with warships, their crew pointing heavy guns at them, any resistance and trying to make a break for it would have been bad. Any "Death Before dishonor" talk is WAY beyond stupid.
No Royal Navy captain would send its people out without protection! Either the captain is an incompetent fool OR he was ordered to stand by and do nothing!' -- Beryl Hutchinson, Larnaca, Cyprus
What about a peaceful protest outside the Iranian embassy just to show that at least Westerners are civilized unlike the mess in Tehran.