Tagos and Der Trihs - why should anyone bother to argue with you, or provide any truth, least of all here in the Pit? There is no justification, in your book, for any behavior of the US or UK, and apparently the burden of proof is always on the person who dares to disagree with any of your clearly self-evident truths that the rest of us are just too stupid to see.
Oh, and **Tagos ** - you’re a moron as well. You don’t know the first thing about military strategy, yet you claim the UK is a powerless and toothless organization just shows your own ignorance. If you were to say politically, the UK couldn’t attack Iran, you’d be right, but militarily they’re a paper tiger, and if you bothered to read anything you’d know that.
Alessan: The point I was making earlier about ‘the fifteen soldiers could also die’ is this: What if the UK does not respond to the demands of the Iranians? It’s a legitimate choice. What if they’re just ignored? This is different from both Chamberlain and from Churchill, and it really seems to be the way the news is heading.
I’m confused. If his claim that the UK is powerless and toothless is ignorant, your statement that they are a paper tiger would agree with him. Is he wrong or right?
But that won’t happen. Sooner or later, British public opinion will demand that the Iranians be given whatever they want. It may take years, but it will happen.