Originally Posted by
RB26DETT
Iran kidnaps UK soldiers and Iran demands concessions from the UK. I'm pretty sure the UK also has a policy of non-negotiation with terrorists, kidnappers, etc. If the UK shows that kidnapping can bring the UK to the discussion table, its justifying kidnapping soldiers as a valid political strategy instead of an act of war.
Just because you're sitting all comfy and cozy up in Canada does not mean that you're not also in danger here.
Right now, I'd be sending missle strikes to their military installations, especially their SA-21s, and special ops to extract the British and take out the Ayatollah. Too bad the CIA isn't allowed to assassinate anymore :wtc:.
Not that I want war, but I can't wait until Israel loses its temper and patience. Unlike the United States, Israel does not do anything half-assed.
You can't really say the Iranian government is a bunch of terrorist. They may fund terrorists, they may be crazy, but they are a sovereign nation, and playing devils advocate, if the British were in Iranian waters, the Iranian have not kidnapped, but detained citizens of another country. No different than US Coast Guard detaining Cubans in Florida.
Striking now is the exact wrong thing to do. This story gives the extremists power and airtime. You start blowing up stuff in Iran, and the extremist gain substatially more voice in the government making Iran more dangerous and unpredictable. What the British need to do is appeal to moderate factions to temper the extremists. Ultimately, that's what got the hostages out in 1979 and in 2004. Military action, especially so early in the game is more likely to get them all executed than save them.