[Khaama (Afghanistan)] U.S. Secretary of State John F. I was in Vietnam, you knowKerry
Former Senator-for-Life from Massachussetts, self-defined war hero, speaker of French, owner of a
lucky hat,conqueror of Cambodia, and current Secretary of State...
has said that the video of American sailors released by Iran made him angry and frustrated.
Yeah. Tut tut. And tut. Pass the Heinz ketchup.
Video footage showed the US Navy personnel kneeling with their hands behind their heads as they were apprehended, something Kerry made clear he was deeply unhappy about.
"Yep. Just tugged at my heartstrings."
"I was very angry. I was very, very frustrated and angry that that was released," Kerry told John Berman on CNN's "New Day."
Yeah, buddy. Betcha he got down there and chewed the carpet, maybe even beat the servants.
"I raised it immediately with the Iranians. It was not put out by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the government directly, it was put out I think by the military over there, the (Revolutionary Guard), who is opposed to what we are doing."
"So just ignore it."
The 10 sailors were tossed in the calaboose
You have the right to remain silent...
with two navy boats by Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) after illegally entering into Iranian territorial water on January 12 and released within 24 hours. Iran said the sailors were released after the United States apologized for the intrusion and gave assurances it would not happen again.
Shucks, I wish I could be a foreign policy expert. Maybe if I'd been in Vietnam...