From: "Robert G Lewis" 

I don't consider a small scale operation like this to justify war. It's not
much different from what the US Coast Guard does. Do I think Iran should
release them? Absolutely.

Do you really think this justifies attacking Iran ?


"Mark"  wrote in message
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> "Now if the Iranians actually attacked Coalition forces it could be a
> different matter."
>
> So, if the Brits were armed and resisted it'd have been an attack, but
> since they weren't it isn't?
>
> "Robert G Lewis"  wrote in message
> news:4608008a{at}w3.nls.net...
>>
>> "Mark"  wrote in message
>> news:4607edc2$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>
>>> "Robert G Lewis"  wrote
in message
>>> news:4607e372$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>>
>>>> "Phil Payne"
 wrote in message
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>>>>>> Rooting for? What an odd question. I believe that
UK Forces were
>>>>>> within
>>>>>> Iraqi territorial waters.
>>>>>
>>>>> They boarded a moving ship and then got off.  Wanna
bet they were in
>>>>> Iraqi/international waters when they got on, and in
Iranian waters
>>>>> when they
>>>>> got off, which was when they were taken.
>>>>>
>>>>> Also wanna bet the Iranians have been very carefully
watching their
>>>>> coastal
>>>>> radar for just such a combination of circumstances for months.
>>>>>
>>>>> They want their people back, and the coalition has not been
>>>>> co-operated. You
>>>>> sew the wind, you reap the whirlwind.
>>>>>
>>>>> I find it interesting that they snatched Britons. 
That shows they're
>>>>> thinking - not giving Shrub any excuses.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Phil, think about it. A hostile nation has just kidnapped and is
>>>> holding hostage 15 of our valiant war on terror allies.
People who were
>>>> in harms way to help protect  our forces in Iraq. They have attacked
>>>> the Coalition. Sounds like an excellent excuse to me. If the
>>>> Administration wants an excuse they will find one (unfortunately)
>>>
>>> It's unfortunate that the administration will find an excuse? That seems
>>> bassakwards to me Bob, why don't you consider it unfortunate that the
>>> Iranians, who have already been provoking the world with multiple causis
>>> belli, have now added 15 more to the list? Yes causis belli, not
>>> excuses.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Yes I used the word excuse, as Phil did and I pointed out that the
>> administration could use this as an excuse. I don't consider this a
>> causis belli for war with Iran. If you want to think that it is then
>> consider those who we have kidnapped and held for years before releasing
>> them. Do you consider those actions to be causis belli for Germany, Great
>> Britain, Pakistan etc to take action against the US ? After all they were
>> citizens of those countries. Now if the Iranians actually attacked
>> Coalition forces it could be a different matter.
>>
>>
>>
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