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Originally Posted by dlssmith
...W understands that Iran's leadership is a lost cause. They can't be reasoned with...
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I don't know how W would understand anything about them when he refuses to even speak with them. I've seen evidence that they are willing to do business (so to speak), but we refuse to engage them in any discussions. Seems foolish to me.
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... When a country like Iran takes British prisoners from a ship legally in place, it is a sign of desperation. There is no need to invade the country...
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How do you know that they were legally in place? The Iranians say otherwise. This is from
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=070324132921.v0bpjlp8&show_article=1, I can't vouch for its accuracy:
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Fifteen British sailors and marines detained off Iraq by the Iranian navy have admitted illegally entering Iranian waters, senior Iranian commander General Alireza Afshar said Saturday.
"They are currently being questioned and have admitted to violating the territorial waters of the Islamic repubic," Afshar, the official spokesman of the army chief of staff, told the semi-official Fars news agency.
He told the Arabic language service of state television: "We have solid evidence that they were detained in our territorial waters. They themselves have confessed and admitted their mistake."
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Originally Posted by dlssmith
However the Brits might just wake up and recognize the loonies for who they are and keep up the diplomatic pressure.
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Which loonies? If you are talking about the American loonies, then I agree. If you are talking about the Iranian loonies, then I wonder how you reconcile your call for them to keep up the diplomatic pressure and your view that "They can't be reasoned with."