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would you be surprised.... (iran-centric)
if you found out that those captured UK sailors actually were in Iranian waters all along AND had been sent there on purpose by Tony Blair & The Governments in order to spark an 'incident'? Perhaps so they could turn the heat up on Iran in order to increase public support for some kind of planned action against them.
I'm not asking 'do you think this is true?'. I'm saying if you found it was true, whether in a week or in 30 years time, would you actually be surprised?
not in the slightest
Yes
Yes
...
I would be surprised that educated people thought the best way to "spark an incident" would be to sacrifice 15 of its own soldiers, which it already had evidence that Iran has been feeding weapons and other matériel to insurgents across the border.
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"Which" should read "When".
ha yeah
I bet half the weapons they're feeding are british made.
why?
because
we sell a lot of weapons to countries who subsequently end up firing them at us.
but not in the middle
east, generally...
nice
use of acute. Yéy!
i would be very surprised
I'm far more convinced by the Independent's assertion that the kidnap is a retaliation for the US attempting to kidnap senior members of Iran's intelligence service.
...
You're kidding. That was the first and essentially only explanation I've heard.
Yeah
see
http://www.foxnews.com/printer_friendly_story/0,3566,259484,00.html
I was fairly hopeful at the start of this year that we could avoid war with Iran.
I'm fairly certain now that we will be fighting them in the next few years
I find it depressing that I don't
100% believe my own government about whether they were in Iranian waters or not.
but then to think that politics hasn't always been like this is foolish.
you can believe
one of 2 governments ... i've made my choice about which
I meant that there should be any doubt
in my mind at all is depressing. and I think it's perfectly valid that there is.
but why is that depressing?
it's like being dispirited by the fact that some individuals don't tell the truth all the time...
why should you believe either?
I wouldn't be surprised
if they were actually have found to have strayed into Iranian waters (particularly if the woman sailor was reading the map!) but I would be surprised if it was an attempt by Blair and Bush to force a diplomatic crisis and increase the heat on Iran. I really think this would be beyond even them.
nothing a governement will do
can surpise me.
Apart if it was good !
No
They just got a bit lost
"shit sailor" sounds like a euphemism
they're being freed!!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6525905.stm
Yes
this is silly
^^^
This
please elaborate
on 'silly'.
elaborate
–verb (used with object)
3. to work out carefully or minutely; develop to perfection.
4. to add details to; expand.
5. to produce or develop by labor.
6. Physiology. to convert (food, plasma, etc.) by means of chemical processes into a substance more suitable for use within the body.
–verb (used without object)
7. to add details in writing, speaking, etc.; give additional or fuller treatment (usually fol. by on or upon): to elaborate upon a theme or an idea.
:P
nah
'Define'
–verb (used with object)
1. to state or set forth the meaning of (a word, phrase, etc.): They disagreed on how to define “liberal.”
2. to explain or identify the nature or essential qualities of; describe: to define judicial functions.
3. to fix or lay down definitely; specify distinctly: to define one's responsibilities.
4. to determine or fix the boundaries or extent of: to define property with stakes.
5. to make clear the outline or form of: The roof was boldly defined against the sky.
!$*_=--=_*$!
that's quite
elaborate
this is stupid.
I find it utterly hateful how both sides are working themselves up into a nationalistic froth over something that should have been worked out uneventfully three days ago. I'm actually disgusted by how willing the media has been to go along with Blair's line on this.
Most ridiculous comment ever
Why do some seemingly intelligent people on here subscribe to such ridiculous conspiracy theories?
because sometimes power structures do organise schemes to decieve some party or other
In this case I do not believe there is a conspiracy, I believe that this is all down to a misdrawn line on a map due to a faulty biro
Can
someone get this man a biro?
why do some 'seemingly intelligent'
people not read posts properly?
Yes.
I would be hugely surprised.
you've misunderstood
what I'm trying to get at.
for the purposes of the question i'm asking you have to assume it is true.
what I'm really asking is do you think tony blair is capable of doing this?
would you have thought, four years ago, that he'd effectively lie about WMD to start a war? probably not but he did.
I'm also fairly sure
we weren't in Iranian waters.
This is a classic move by Iran effectively calling the West's bluff.
what?
ridiculous comment alert!
From me.....
sorry
From Me?
I would be suprised yes.
If it was America, perhaps a different story, but Blair/Labour can do without having taking action in Iran, both in terms of public support and a stretched military.
Plus, what everyone else has said
this has quite obviously been orchestrated in order to enhance Iran's power internationally in terms of diplomacy etc.