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2007-04-01 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Blair facing 'long haul' in quest to free hostages

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Posted by Dave D. 2007-04-01 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 That long haul is only because he's come up far too short on the rescuing of his own loyal warriors.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-04-01 01:01|| 2007-04-01 01:01|| Front Page Top

#2 Blair, the secondmost liability in WOT.

Posted by gromgoru 2007-04-01 06:37|| 2007-04-01 06:37|| Front Page Top

#3 Congratulations, Mr. Blair. You have offered yourself up for Iranian propaganda exactly as they planned. Yet again, any Dark Ages princeling can make our elected leaders into a puppet.

Those hostages should long since have been declared war dead and our own campaign declared. At this point I would be delighted to see Iranian citizens taken into internment; any random assortment will do. That' the Chicago way.

Posted by Excalibur 2007-04-01 07:41|| 2007-04-01 07:41|| Front Page Top

#4 Blair should have said his patience in not without limits.

Posted by Keystone 2007-04-01 08:22|| 2007-04-01 08:22|| Front Page Top

#5 Does Britian have any such thing as "Recall Elections"?
Seems to be time.

"We want to get these people out as quickly as we can,"
Liar, unleash the Navy If that's really what you want, Give no warning, then the ENEMY (There, I've said the unspeakable word) Will not have time to move their HOSTAGES, (Bad word again) to your Shelling Target Area

Posted by Redneck Jim 2007-04-01 09:01|| 2007-04-01 09:01|| Front Page Top

#6 I have this mental image of Moonbats screaming and covering their ears when ENEMY, and HOSTAGE is Written/spoken, just like the three year old children they really are would do when an adult says a "Bad Word".

Posted by Redneck Jim 2007-04-01 09:31|| 2007-04-01 09:31|| Front Page Top

#7 just like the three year old children they really are would do when an adult says a "Bad Word

Funny, I remember the days when we eagerly learned those "Bad Words" from adults.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-04-01 13:18|| 2007-04-01 13:18|| Front Page Top

#8 It seems to me quite likely that the Brits simply feel they do not have the power on hand to conduct a rescue op.

They wasted their chances for such an op when they a) allowed the kidnapping to be conducted in the first place, b) relied on the "Softly, Softly" diplomacy of their Foreign Ministry to resolve the issue quickly, c) trusted the Iranians to rationally respond to their "Softly, Softly" diplomacy, and d) wasted so much precious time the hostages were able to be transferred to Tehran where their whereabouts are likely uncertain.

The Iranians know we planned a rescue mission for our hostages so they likely will have learned a few lessons about keeping the British hostages separated and in secret locations.

The minute the hostages were moved to Tehran is the minute the brits ran out of any conclusive rescue op capability.

Posted by FOTSGreg">FOTSGreg 2007-04-01 18:43|| www.fire-on-the-suns.com]">[www.fire-on-the-suns.com] 2007-04-01 18:43|| Front Page Top

#9 We have two issues here:
1. A nation committing an act of piracy and war, contrary to normal international relations.
2. Holding histages.

Allowing any nation to pursue and encourage acts of war brings on more lawlessness, and encourages other thug regimes to do the same. Stopping this criminal behavior in its tracks trumps No. 2.
Britain needs to stop No. 1 now. The hostages in No. 2 are going to hang tough. Britain needs to make clear that any harm coming to their hostages will cause personal harm to the leaders of Iran. Tony Blair must make a speech to the nation about his course of action, which includes the ultimatum to Iran. Ball is in his court. My bets are that Britain talks with the MMs and that is it. The US will keep up the covert pressure in the psyops, insurgent aid, and financial departments.

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2007-04-01 19:06|| 2007-04-01 19:06|| Front Page Top

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