If  someone snatched a group of people off of the street in London and held them at gunpoint at a known address the SAS would be stretching off and cleaning large hunting knives.

Yet because these people were kidnapped by a nation our idiot Government decide on a less “confrontational” approach.

Caravan enthusiast Margaret Becket tells Iran that we are going to take this “very seriously” and that failure to immediately release them will result in “consequences”.  Unfortunately her “consequences” are not of the same definition as the rest of a civilised nation protecting its subjects.  Apparently her consequences  don’t involve the shelling of the Iranian south coast.

Instead we abase ourselves before the UN.  They pass a resolution that basically says “we understand Iran has some British Servicemen.  Thanks for reading”.  We ask the EU to condemn the action and to be fair they do.  But the French and Germans refuse to stop trade with the regime making the words pointless.

Meanwhile in the US we find unquestioning support but bemusement that we are being pushed around.

I guess that says a lot about which international alliances we should invest more time and effort in.

Said RfS @ 12:24 pm | Permalink   

1. I’m definitely not one of the bemused; I’m angry at the Appeasers–you would think the lessons of the past would educate the present–but that may be to presume on Blair & Co.

   Strategically speaking, this is the perfect opportunity to flex our muscles in a responsible way vis-a-vis Iran (e.g. a gasoline blockade) and yet it appears that the Brits are about to cave. Please tell me it is not so…

   Comment by Discerning Texan — 3/31/2007 @ 9:50 pm

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2. Speaking of the SAS, this is EXACTLY the sort of snafu they train for. If this situation is strategically, not necessarily politically, feasible, then send in the Chicken Stranglers.

   Whether the alleged operation of those captured was of legal ‘legal’ conduct or not is notwithstanding. ‘Look to thine own ass first.’ Britain, rescue your kidnapped service personal.

   Comment by Goshdarnit — 4/1/2007 @ 12:53 pm

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3. Goshdarnit…we finally, unequivicably agree (did hell freeze this weekend?) The SAS has done it before. We should support Britian with imbargo’s as well.

   Comment by Richard Nixon — 4/2/2007 @ 5:55 am

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4. Richard, I’m a centrist mate. So I am likely to agree with you at least half of the time that I disagree with you.

   Comment by Goshdarnit — 4/3/2007 @ 7:07 am

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