Iran Captures British Forces

Pitot SG

Iranian forces have captured and are holding 15 British Navy personel after the Royal Navy carried out a routine boarding and search procedure on a ship in the Arabian Gulkf suspected of smuggling cars.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6484279.stm

hmm interesting.. lets see how it develops..

if they catured US troops what would happen? Twisted Evil

Shotgun SG

They’d find their persian kitty asses swarmed by SEALs. Nobody screws with Americans and don’t get screwed in return.

chanjyj SG

Er... SEALs=US, SBS=British... It's the british who got held, not the Americans

beavan SG

erm he was answering to the question in the last line of the last post.

anyways, i think diplo first, then military action later?

LazerLordz SG

Hmm, this is interesting..

I hope the chaps are fine..

Shotgun SG

chanjyj, don't think you're very funny or smart. I was answering Pitot's question. Rolling Eyes

Fingolfin_Noldor SG

Any SAS or Royal Marines around? The Queen has need of your skills again. Laughing

ditzy SG

They get 10 trident ICBMs heading their way. Laughing

LazerLordz SG

What for, let's send you there instead. Laughing

Pitot SG

How many of u would wager a bet that if it was US marines doing the raid they wouldnt have been captured?

Shotgun SG

I would.

There'd be Iranian boats damaged if not sunk, and 15 marines KIA.

Pitot SG

I am not questioning the sense of whether the british would retaliate but whether the Iranians picked on the british.

Bullying?

LazerLordz SG

KIA? I dont think so

I'd be thinking some warning shots from mother hen at least.

Shotgun SG

Oh I think so. Laughing

Given the track record of Marines experience in coordinating air support in 2003, we'd have a few damaged Iranian boats and 15 Marines killed by friendly fire from the "Warning shots."

Pitot SG

remember the incident where the USN shot down an iranian airliner?

LazerLordz SG

U didn't say blue on blue. Laughing

Shotgun SG

Ha, I figured it most would understand the implicit reason behind marine casualties after 2003.

They were really short of quality combat air controllers back then.

chanjyj SG

Sorry Laughing My bad nvr read properly

Shotgun SG

No worries. Very Happy

Arapahoe SG

there is a theory in the web that say Iran is trying to bargain the return of its missing general. It is speculate that the general defected.

I was wondering if some islamic group in Iran is trying to escalate the situation, gov by greed to spike up oil price.