How can Gulf stand-off be resolved?
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Sources at the MOD have disclosed that the HMS Cornwall inspection detail was in Iranian territorial waters. A simple apology and a commitment to respect national borders would have seen the 15 serving troops released within 24 hrs. Whether the action to intrude was a deliberate act of provocation inspired by the lunatic fringe that continues to control the US administration or a simple mistake we will never know. Many know the truth of where those boats were and the BBC should report accurately
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Reading the comments of the overwhelming majority of Americans on this HYS, and their inhumane reactions to any sort of provovation (ie- one American talks of Iran's seizure as an 'atrocity', when in fact none of the servicemen has actually been hurt; if this is an atrocity, what did your troops do in Irak then?) it's no wonder the rest of the world hates you. You are nothing but a bunch of bullies. Deal with your insecurities at the shrink's, not by bombing women and children!
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Nuke Tehran!
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i think its about time that we stopped farting around in the gulf and got to the important issue when are we gona nuke the whole place and be rid of the problem once and for all
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To all those living in the UK, who don't seem to care about the lives of our servicemen and women, count yourselves lucky we do have people who volunteer to protect your miserable worthless existences, I say we should swap them for the likes of you. I spent 22 years in the Royal Navy and am disgusted by the lack of support our armed forces receive. Shame on the lot of you. Deportation is too good for you.
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To all the Brits who are in uproar... SHUT THE HELL UP...! Iran has every right to detain these ILLEGAL FOREIGN COMBATANTS from its territorial waters.
Sick of this hypocritical attitude, it's become a joke now.
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If this isn't sorted out by the end of the week, then either we send in the SAS to get our boys out or we take 10 times as many iranian hostages and charge them with entering British territory "illegally". I'm sure that the iranians will suddenly want to listen then.
John Paul
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The world community has been waiting and watching Iran evolve from a Islamic Regime
to a world terror organisation. Not ignoring
the role America played by not interveaning
when the Islamic Revolution started.
Iran aka. Persia has a history of being a liberal and democratic country, until mohammeds
ghost arrived, we have a responsibility to
free the persians from their demonic gate keepers.
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I think the world is being taunted by a rediculous dictator. He is holding 15 of our servicemen hostage for what?
Give these people a firm ultimatum 24 hours to give them back or we expell his 'ambassadors' here. 48 hours and we ask every Iranian in this country not on a UK passport and without resident status to get ready to go home. 72 hours and throw them out. 96 hours start to make arrangements to move troops. War.. yes if we have to as scary as that is, time to make a stand.
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Have you heard our defence? We were "not in Iranian waters but Iraqi waters". What the hell are we doing in either. Go Iran!!! I'm sick of this country and the USA. Blair - develop backbone and stand up to America.
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If Tony Blair hadn't send the UK army to Iraq there would have been no British marines held by Iran at the moment. And who's right? I don't know but it wouldn't surprise me the Iranians are right in this. Blair should talk to Iran, apologise for the past wrongs, pay damages for it and except Iran as any other state on the planet. It certainly should stop threatening and bullying the country. It's in fact sickening: first Bush barking and then afterwards as an echo it's Blair's time to bark.
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What would Margeret Thatcher do?
Those little monkeys would rue the day they kidnapped British soldiers.
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The Brits have admitted they were in Iranian waters. They broke the law. They should pay.
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The US and UK should declare war on these idiots and end this once and for all.
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It’s shameful that some two-bit, crack-pot regime can bully a western power like this. There used to be a day when no on would dare challenge you Brits. I’m shamed that the same goes for America these days as well.
If I were PM for a day, I would give Iran 12 hours to fly the soldiers home unharmed. If the troops are not returned after 12 hours, every 10 minutes after the deadline an Iranian city would disappear.
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When reading some of the reactions on this HYS it is clear to me that even a man like Bin Laden and his Al Qaeda are moderates compared to the schocking suggestions made by some Britains here. They should count them lucky that those in the Third World, like the Iranians, who in the past had British colonialist passing over their doorsteps, don't threaten London with atom bombs for this. No wonder British hooligans and many tourists are known worldwide for their rude behaviour.
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When will we ever learn? These people of the middle-east have an entirely different concept of living from ourselves - repeat - These people of the middle-east have an entirely different concept of living from ourselves....but carry on chaps - but carry on chaps - for we British will give them a taste of our stiff upper lips... again, and again and again and again.......
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It's a rather simple, 36 hours or we use all our force to either remove the govenment of Iran.
This is a clear act of war, so why is our Nation not acting.
Paul Smith, Liverpool
Why ignore the elephant in the room. The UK has so many muslim radicals it can't possibly act. Otherwise, the radicals there would strike domestically.
Sorry UK.
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Tony calling Maggie for some advice is seriously overdue. This whole affair is a disgrace and our poor service men and women are paying the price. No one wants war, most people know that Iraq was a mistake - the only right thing to do is to do what ever it takes to get those service men home. In the past cruise missiles have been used quite liberally - this seems like a justifiable cause.
Chris, Preston
Your absolutely right Iran should let loose on a few towards Britton,
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Britain will huff and puff, but in the end the UK will roll over and ask Iran to forgive them. Sorry Brits, but you no longer have any guts, just a long yellow streak that all of Islam sees very clearly, and some of us Americans who are tired of your anti-American slams.
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I am very happy that iran captured those 15 royal navy personnel and they must be charged for illegally entering into the iranian territory.
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Look, the only resolution in the mind of US/UK politicians is an expansion of the Iraq war into Iran. This entire event was a setup orchestrated by Blair to validate Bush's invasion of Iran. And he'll do it without congressional approval because it appears to be an Iranian attack against a coalition partner. Sorry, but the Brits were in Iranian waters on a mission to be captured.
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Enough is enough. These people only understand force. The solution in the middle east is an easy one. MOAB - Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb. We built this with tax payers money and as a tax payer, I say we use it. A few of these and they will get the message.
You want to save American lives? Then use the MOAB!
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Unbelievable - you people are so quick to jump to another war ! What about the people who are held illegally in the likes of Guantanamo Bay ! you don;t see nobody prepared to go to war for them ! Blind Hypocrites thats what most of you are !
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The next world war will be due to the middle east, this is just the start of the conflict which has been born out of Iraq.
We should be taking a firm stand and if needed concider dropping the dig one on Iran instead of a drawn out war like Iraq.
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THIS INCIDENT IS JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF IRAN'S COMPLETE DISREGARD FOR INTERNATIONAL LAW AND IT'S INTENT TO INCREASE TENTION IN THE REGION FOR ITS OWN ENDS. THEY SEEM TO BE LOOKING FOR ANY REASON TO GO HEAD TO HEAD WITH THE WEST AND IN PARTICULAR THE US AND UK. THEY ARE PROBABLY SITTING THERE DESPERATE FOR A FIGHTING WAR TO START SO THEY CAN CLAIM TO BE VICTIMS OF WESTERN IMPERIALISM AND TO ENCOURAGE OTHER MUSLIM STATES TO JOIN THEM IN THE FIGHT AGAINST THE GREAT SATAN AND THEIR ALLIES.
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if like we are saying are sailers were in teretorial waters.ie eraq.about 2 nortacle miles this would mean the irainian navy were trespasing would it not.or does it mean the erainian navy have a free path through any waterway.did thay stray into are shiping areas.if we were not in theres thay must of bean in ares.can someone explain
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Nuke them back to the Stoneage. Then they will all known the score when they try something on.
Its a complete win win solution.
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I fail to see why the Iranian gunboats and the vermin infesting them were not blown out of the water. it would still have been proved that the Iranians attacked in Iraqi waters and therefore their destruction would have been legal and right.
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Simple Iran give us back our people that they have taken by force, or we take back our people by the same force and level Tehran in the process.
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Reports say 15 Royal Navy personnel seized at gunpoint in the Gulf by Iranian forces have been transferred to Tehran.
UK diplomats seeking an end to the dispute over the seizure have called for their immediate release.
The eight sailors and seven marines, who had been carrying out routine duties, are thought to be unharmed.
Is Iran trying to taunt the West? Or is it being unfairly treated? Send us your views and experiences.
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We simply explain to the Iranians that if they don't release these guys immediately they won't be needing street lighting in Tehran for the forseeable future as whatever is left of it will be glowing in the dark.
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Mybe UK wants to ty is mascules just like Israel in Lebanon,or is it doing the dirty job for US?I am pretty much sure UK has no its own interest in Iran,If not then why its UK sailors again?Ohh!the Iraqi blames did not work.
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Time to deal with Iran once and for all - tell the Iranians to release the British servicemen immediately, or we turn Tehran into a radioactive desert. Then follow through if necessary.
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We should retaliate in the stronest terms. They took Brits instead of Americans as they know we are a soft touch. What was our warship doing it should have blasted the Iranian boats out of the water.
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Iran wants bombs... Lets send them to them...
Lets "decommission" trident over Terhan, and get both issues out of our news.
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48 hours to release our troops, or Natanz and other sites reach 10,000 degrees in 3 seconds.
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If you violate Iranian waters what on earth do you expect to happen? If it had been the other way around, the Iranians would have been captured, they would have been branded terrorsits,false links made with al-qaeda and shipped off to guantanamo bay. I think the Iranians should make an example of the captives to deter the british from their future mis-adventures.
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Are you serious with your question?! Unfairly treated?! Do you mean because the UN Security Council COLLECTIVELY is doing its job effectively by squeezing Iran over its "civil" nuclear program? What do you feel sorry for them?
Wake up Britain!! Iran fights and kills your troops by proxy in Basra, Iraq. Now they kidnap your sailors in Iraqi waters. Put away your tea and scones and grow a backbone. Europe including Britain is slowly being "Islamisized." It's time to stand up and not appease.
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Enough pussy footing about with Iran; theyv'e kidnapped our troops.
There is lots of sand in Iran, melt it and turn it into the biggest piece of glass in the world.
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Release the hostages or swift brutal action and 15 major cities will be levelled to the ground. One for each hostage.
If they dont want that then release our troops/ they have something to hide. Why should the UK be intimidated. If this was the U.S.A (who seem to be quiet at the moment over this) then they would have already got the lads out.
Or get SAS in and bring them back and injur every person who was involved in taking them.
Either way we cannot tolerate this!
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Can you just imagine if the Iranian Navy was conducting 'routine' patrols in the English Channel, stopping and boarding vessels at gunpoint? What the hell is the British Navy doing in those waters?
There is only one solution. Leave Iraq now. Pay war reparations commensurate with our crime. Try those responsible for the illegal invasion. Enact laws that prohibit recurrence. Show contrition and humanity.
And someone please tell B in Cambridge that Iran has confirmed it does not 'want bombs'.
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The Iranians have committed an illegal act in caturing our sailors, end of story. We tell them diplomatically and in no uncertain terms, GIVE THEM BACK. If they do not, them we take them back by force.
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"I think the Iranians should make an example of the captives to deter the british from their future mis-adventures."
This sickens me.
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" think the Iranians should make an example of the captives to deter the british from their future mis-adventures.
John Jones, Cardiff" Recommended by 67 people
I think if you have so many people whose first instinct is to support whatever enemy is doing you the greatest harm at any given moment you are basically done for as a culture and country. How did borderline treason become fashionable?
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Yusuf... we are there for same reason that you are in England.. what right has anyone called Yusuf doing in England.. pack your bags and leave the British Isles alone.. or is it, that you have a vested interest in England, you have various roots here, perhaps of some financial worth. Perhaps you like living in a peaceful country?
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I am bemused by some of the comments on this page. How are we to blame? The Iranians are chancing their arm. We should cut it off. Thet Iranians see themselves as a super power in their region - it is time to truely demonstrate how weak they are on a wold stage. Not ground troops - they are not necessary. Tactical nukes - they want nuclear weapons why don't we give them some. Express delivery. Give them 4 days to evacuate a small town - then destroy it. More to follow unless you release our men.
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What a surprise. Hostage taking seems to be their way of life - probably explains why kidnapping is so popular in Iraq too. The BBC appears to have forgotten the US Embassy staff imprisoned for over a year by the Iranian government and its "Revolutionary Guard" during President Carters time. Oh, and by the way, the current Iranian leader was in the revolutionary Guard at the time. Merely a reversion to middle-eastern ways of the last 1000 years. Morons with oil.
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Just searched this forum and in over 700 posts I am the only person to suggest the CIA may have had a hand in this bogus crisis. Every war needs an excuse and America is expert at manufacturing them. Another inside job like 9/11 & 7/7
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The British are a third rate military power who cant do anything without US support.
You need to take some history lessons before you judge the British pal. or is it your an asylum seeker who dont know naff about this country & just going by what your cretins in Iraq/Iran say.
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I just laugh at how these British people and other "civilized"countries call for bombing Iran.It proves that the British are not civilized,they are willing to bomb innocents for 15 soldiers,while Iran in turn never used its chemical weapons even though it suffered casualities from Iraq.It shows how much Iran is restrained and careful,and how bloodthirsty U.S,UK,Israel are.Any aggression against Iran,and Brits will look back fondly on July 7,2005.UK is nothing but a has been colonial power.
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I think that Britain should be grateful that their men will be treated far better than Iranians would be if they were in US hands.
If these men were Iranians in American hands, they would be kept in solitary confinement, deprived of sleep, and force into excruciating stress positions. The is also a possibility that they would be stripped naked, waterboarded, threatened with dogs, beaten, or tried under military law.
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Just let the Iranians claim some victory. They are a wannabe world power.
When our spy plane landed on Chinese soil we did not threaten them and let them get some sort of victory and got our people back.
However, if these Iranian idiots start to prosecute and jail your people, this is grounds for war.
I know of 2 US battle groups operating there that would be more than happy to assist.
The entire Iranian Navy would be on the sea floor in 5 minutes.
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Apparently, the French have just sent a Carrier Task force down to the Arabian Sea... Andy B, Liverpool
Oh God. Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse, here comes the French. Defeat is certain. :)
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Make no mistake about it iran is an evil nation and is an enemy of our western way of life, which we as civilized nations, enjoy. They have no interest in coexisting with civilized nations and pour hatred over any teachings their sick and twisted dictatorship disagree with. At the very least the civilized world should totally isolate them and let them rot, or better still, blow there nation of the face of the planet, before they, through terrorism do the same to us.
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Reader. Is that what they told you? Die.
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It would be great to see these woos soldiers humiliated on Iranian TV. I want to see them doing jumping jacks! As for the rest of the British forces, they are a bunch of terrorist occupiers and they are NOT welcome in the Persian Gulf.
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the only way you will solve all the problems with iran it to let them eradicate Ireal,there is no other solution they will listen to.
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How dare these Iranian upstarts seize our Brutish semen - even if they were in Iranian waters. They were only showing the flag and hoping to start a war we could justify. Don't they know we are allies of the greatest military dictatorship in the world?
Set them free before we use our American Trident missiles(US permitting)…
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Wait a minute
Don't we have loads of Iranians here in British waters.
Simple answer, give us our boys back or we stop their benefits !!!!!
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The solution to this problem is quite simple.
Demand that our sailors and marines be released.
When Iran refuses, we should inform them that we will nuke Tehran. Then see what happens.
We will either get our servicemen back or the world will gain an oversized carpark.
This nation should not be for turning!
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We are the bullies of the world how dare Iran do this to us and our boys?
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Enough is enough. We need to do exactly what we did to Iraq, impose sactions on Iran till they starve. Then invade the country and ask the BBC to show our 'boys' giving starving Iranians water and sweets, that will make us feel proper civilised freedom-loving people.
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declare war now , because as sure as eggs is eggs we will be fighting islam sooner than you think, now, print that
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Simple solution. Airburst our trident missiles over Tehran, Mashad, Karaj, Isfahan, Tabriz, Shiraz, Qom. Then about an hour later do the same again with groundburst to create enough fallout that no-one bothers repopulating the country for another millenium. That would focus a few countries minds on the negatives of developing nuclear weapons, and remind people since they have forgotten that the wests patience isn't limited, and we are not lambs to the slaughter.
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LATEST NEWS
IRANIAN SAILORS ON BOARD IRANIAN BATTLESHIP ARRESTED BY BRITISH POLICE IN THE THAMES ESTUARY
THEY CLAIMED THEY HAD EVERY RIGHT TO PATROL THE WATERS BECAUSE BRITAIN DOES EXACTLY THE SAME THING IN THEIR COUNTRY
THEIR CLAIM WAS REJECTED !
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Many of the 'British' posts here supporting Iran, have foreign sounding names....
5th columnists?
Religion of peace?
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No matter how much your readership may hate the United States, I seriously doubt that this atrocity is going to be tolerated by my government much longer. Iran may believe, by law, they own that piece of water, but they didn't factor in that we're PO'd and they may end up drinking every last drop.
My family lived in the UK for six years. I told my youngest son this morning that Iran is holding British Navy seamen. His only response was, "when do we bomb the bast**ds?"
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IRAN - THE BULLY OF THE MIDDLE EAST. ONE CANNOT SAY MUCH EXCEPT IRAN IS A COWARDLY BARBARIC UNCIVILISED COUNTRY CAPTURING INNOCENT SAILORS GOING ABOUT THEIR OWN PEACEFUL BUSINESS. I HOPE SOON THEY WILL BE CALLED TO ACCOUNT. ONE COULD HOPE THAT THE COUNTRY BE STRUCK BY EARTHQUAKE OR SIMILAR; BUT THEN THE INNOCENT SUFFER. THE MULLAHS MUST TRY AND SECURE THE COUNTRY'S FUTURE AND NOT LEAVE IT TO A SILLY CIVILIAN.
RELEASE ALL 15 SAILOR IMMEDIATELY
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As this appears to be an act of war, maybe we should round up all Iranians (visitors and naturalised) and hold them until the sailors are released.
Oh, and while we are at it, maybe we should also freeze all Iranian assets in the uk to pay for this war (and also the scroungers they send to bleed our benefits system dry).
If any other Arab nations object to our treatment of the Iranians then they are obviously Iranian sympathisers - rounfd them up too and freeze their assets also.
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The British could have sent the Navy Personnel with another motive. Illegal trespassing would anger anyone, which is what they wanted to achieve in order to fuel another war. Now all we have to do is wait for UK to declare war and America will be more than happy to join them!!!
Fazana Patel, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
'The British' Mr Patel from Yorkshire. What are you then? Another one happy enough to live here. People like you are the reason the BNP are getting so much new support.
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Im amazed and astonished at the number of WARMONGERS amongst us! Since Bush & his neo-con cronies have been in power it appears that ALL SENSE OF REASONING & LOGIC & DIPLOMACY (NOT TO MENTION THE RULE OF LAW & LEGALITY) HAVE GONE OUT OF THE WINDOW! Have poeple been in a coma over the past 4 years? WHAT THE HELL IS IRAQ NOW FOR CHRIST SAKE! The captured sailors ARE ALIVE & WELL - WHICH IS MORE THAN CAN BE SAID FOR THE THOUSANDS THAT HAVE PERISHED OR HAVE BEEN TORTURED (SOME BY THE US) IN IRAQ!
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Is this still the navy of Drake, Nelson and Jellico ? No, its more like the Italian navy. Pathetic - to surrender without firing a shot and then go on tv and bleat apologies. Useless, they should all be court martialled for cowardice when they get home.
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Let's put side by side the video of the captured Sadam and the video of the captured British soldiers.
It would be very good to see the cultural difference of East and West.
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Iran is like Nazi Germany before WW2 ... the only answer they understand is force ...they have no intention of giving our troops back ... the only answer is to bomb their capital (mini Nuke would do fine) and take out their nuclear facilities ...if we don't do it now, we will have to do it latter ... force & strength is the ONLY thing they understand in the Middle East.
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How can it be resolved? 10 megatons exploding over Tehran would be a start.
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"Civilised, rational countries do not hold hostages - they use the United Nations to resolve their issues. All this does is reinforce in the eyes of the world how toothless and dependant for US support we as a country have become. Its truly saddening."
Chris Bryant, Camberley, United Kingdom
You mean just like we resolved the Iraq war and "WMD" issue through the UN? Dependent on US yes, slaves to US yes. In the process losing our claim to being "civilised and rational".
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Cry me a river, Brits. Your Empire of the sun never sets' days are no more. It's pay back time - take it up the behind.
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A fully armed nuclear sub deployed to the general area would be a useful step as well as quid pro quo arrests of Iranians here - on a 10:1 ratio, ie 150 of theirs held in close custody until ours are released.
Fight fire with white heat!
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This capture shows how easy the 'Western' forces can use their powers to manipulate the actions for their prospective plans and merits. It is no coincidence that those Navy force over there accidentally entered the Iranian waters. It was did on purpose to gain an excuse for having Iran completely as an enemy by both th UK and the USA. British people may not believe this but this is the reality. Await the attack of USA and UK in the upcoming months.'So-called' Western Civilisation!
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I feel extremely disappointed that these British Naval personnel have admitted on air that they were in Iranian waters. Have our armed forces gone so soft that they will admit to anything in order to save themselves. Shame on them, they are feeding the frenzy and should have stood their ground. Our WWI & WWII heroes would have rather been shot than admit to something they hadn't done and our forces today should have the same mind set. Britain in becoming a joke and it's people spineless.
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Far, TEHRAN - how thick can you possibly be? do you honestly believe the confessions? i knew iranians were brainwashed but not to this extent. get a grip man and learn to think for yourself
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14 Male British troops and 1 Female stray into Iranian waters.
I wonder who was reading the map?!
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Iranian or Iraqi waters? - Who cares, they both smell equally lousy;
Do bring your kids home!!!
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NUKE THEM
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"They are certainly safer in Iran than they would have been in a 'crisis-ridden' Iraq."
Amir Sanei, London
...and you Amir would certainly be safer in Guantanamo or one of the secret detention centers than you will be in London in the next few years.
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If the UK lets Iran get away with capturing there soldiers with only "A firm talking to" they will have this occur over and over again.
Once you get your soldiers back bomb every power plant that provides Tehran power. Leave them in the dark for weeks. Tell them that this is the punishment for taking our soldiers and parading them on TV. This will dissuade others countries from taking advantage of your better nature.
Cause the common Iranian discomfort. They will think next time!
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The Government of Iran is playing games. If the Iranian regime really believe that the UK military have deliberately invaded Iranian waters with hostile intent then why not raise the issue via the UN Security Council and put the hostages on trial? The accused could then be automatically sentenced to death by stoning or some other barbaric 'Islamic' form of execution. But they dare not defy the non-Islamic world with such foul lies and obvious injustice. Iran will pay for this criminal act.
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I've sent my comment about 8X and only one was published in this column. Hope you do it this time or I won't send or support you anymore.
Advise to UK- Please do not cave in to the evil empire, Iranian government and Mr. A. They are sneaky, tricky and 100% untrustworthy. You will regret seriously if do not think of this.
Only solution? BOMB IRAN ASAP.
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How can it be resolved? Send every boat in the Iranian Navy to the bottom of the gulf and then point a few Tomohawks at Tehran. We didn't start this but we can certainly finish it.
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Stop importing Iranian pistachio nuts.
I believe it's their third largest export after Oil and Terrorism.
That'll show them!
We're so weak. What has Great Britain become when some third rate nation run on a medieval ideology, can toy with us and face no consequences. This is the second time they've done this.
The left will find a way to support Iran over this incident. Have no doubt.
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I have a solution, but many will not have the stomach for it. Move a US carrier group into position to provide backup to a UK battle group and pick one of Iran's heaviest warships and sink it. Request that the hostages are returned within an hour. If not, sink another. Proceed until the Iranians do not have a navy. The only thing that the Iranians have are Sunburn missiles, and I suspect after they fire a couple that their launchers will somehow explode. Show the Iranians how helpless they are.
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This is too much. Its time to go in and now be heavy handed. A "British" response is not needed ! We DO NOT negotiate with terrorist nations.
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To all you foreign nationals who are always slagging off the west but AMAZINGLY like to live here. Please leave and close the door on your way out. We will not miss you!!
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Bit off topic. But I'm disappointed with some of the views on here. I'd rather believe our guys over what the Iranians are saying. Remember Iraqs defence minister claiming that no US/UK forces were in iraq when they were outside Bagdad. More middle east lies. Iran is thought to sponser terrorists. You saw 9/11 and 7/7 those were 'conventional' explosives. Imagine the same but nuclear. Why are you defending the people, who defend those that would happily play football with your decapitated heads.
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It is pathetic to see how Britain is handling this hostage taking by Iran which is a terrorist and soon to be nuclear state.
They are behaving like emasculated toothless old Bulldogs, Iran should be bombed immediately and until all the Marines are returned.
Iraq should never have been invaded, it is Iran that is the original terror state that should have been invaded.
The problem with the west is that it tackling the problem of Islamic extremism with the same mentality of the 2nd world war.
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Finally, it is the PERSIAN GULF and not ‘The Gulf’ or ‘Arabian Gulf'
Azar, Wheaton, IL , USA"
I thought Persia didn't exist any more. Are you saying it should be the Iranian Gulf, whereas I think Arabian Gulf is much better?
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The whole situation has been created to increase the tension and pressure on Iran. These are the games the US/UK usually play to incite the enemy. I am not at all surprised by this, in fact it was expected. US policy is to protect Israel at any cost. The public should wake up to the reality of the situation as a lot of us do not fuly understand the machinations of the covert operations and situations crated the by CIA?Mossad etc; Expect more problems with Iran.Iran be nuclear it will balance ME
How can Gulf stand-off be resolved?
Nuke their nuke plant. Sure they'll stomp about, but can they be responsible enough to have them when they have shown to behave so badly.
How can Gulf stand-off be resolved?
Britain could threaten to wipe Iran off the face of the earth!
Or is that a discusting statement only approprite for threats against Israel and too harsh for peace loving innocent Iran!
How can Gulf stand-off be resolved?
Give the Iranian government 24 hours to return the servicemen and woman. If they do not return the servicemen and woman, bomb their navy to extinction so that they can never do the same again.
How can Gulf stand-off be resolved?
this is all just lilly liverred response. I have written to margaret beckett and in no uncertain terms told her that as a taxpayer and citizen we show this lot that we mean business. if they dont let them go now we should share outr nuclear technology with them UP CLOSE
who do they think they are. they dont participate in the world, cause trouble like the pariahs they are and try to play these games with the west
How can Gulf stand-off be resolved?
Just sink one ship in one port a day.
In one week the men will be home.
How can Gulf stand-off be resolved?
"i think its about time that we stopped farting around in the gulf and got to the important issue when are we gona nuke the whole place and be rid of the problem once and for all
" andrew, newbury
And with this kind of irrational attitude in West, can anyone blame Iranians if they seek nuck technology?
How can Gulf stand-off be resolved?
To date Iran has done nothing but defend itself. Your Marines will be returned in a few weeks after much ado. Your rubber boats I would imagine are being used elsewhere by now.
Max Nicks, Cahulawassee GA, United States
Iran uses surrogates like Hezbollah to do it's dirty work and have their finger prints on the Marine barracks bombing in Leb, the Kobar Tower bombings in Saudi Arabia, funding the insurgency in Iraq, and Hezbollah rocket attacks and kidnapping in Isreal.
How can Gulf stand-off be resolved?
The problem with Iran was institutionalised by France when they allowed the worst religious fanatic in the Middle-east to return there. Since then the only thing Iran understands is military might uninhibited by either our BBC or, Britain's establishment with it's usual total incompetance in war. Get our people out now and warn Iran to stay forever clear, or face the consequences and bloody-well mean it!
How can Gulf stand-off be resolved?
Give Iran a deadline. If they fail to release the sailors by that date round-up and intern all iranians living in the UK.
How can Gulf stand-off be resolved?
Request that the hostages are returned within an hour. If not, sink another. Proceed until the Iranians do not have a navy. The only thing that the Iranians have are Sunburn missiles, and I suspect after they fire a couple that their launchers will somehow explode. Show the Iranians how helpless they are.
Thomas S, Columbus OH, USA
You are exactly the kind of nut job along with the mad Mullahs who make the rest of the world worried if we are on the path of self destrution
How can Gulf stand-off be resolved?
I'm sure the British have the means to reciprocate the action by snatching Iranian assets (ships,planes,people,monies) make similar claims of these being related to spying or terroist activites and eventually offer them backj to Iran in exchange for the 15 Brits. Fight fire with fire. No more Mr Nice guys - you Brits - it never works with these people. In any case you should cease Iranian assets in the UK as compensation to be paid to the 15 Brits for their loss of civil and human rights.
How can Gulf stand-off be resolved?
The thing that amazes me most is that a 26 year-old mother left her young child to fight in a war half way around the world. I hesitate to be un-PC but that is just a little unnatural.
I hope the 15 return safely and if military action is needed to free them and take out Iran's nuclear plants, then so be it.
Beaman Bowler, Kent, United Kingdom
Yes indeed. Also, in the BBC interview she said that she made her parents aware she could g
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