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http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/06/world/meast/iran-us-navy-rescue/index.html?hpt=hp_c1
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Should have lobbed a bomb at both and would of had a few less people shooting at them.
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Awesome 
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The rescue Thursday came two days after Iran said the United States should not send any more warships into the Persian Gulf.
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Yeah I saw this earlier. Don't know what to make of it yet.
Iran is the one on the warpath I think, not us. So this probably makes zero difference except to immunize the US from claims we "wanted to start it."
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This will be reported in Iran as "brave Iranian patriots commadeer American warship to save themselves!"
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I wonder how long before Obama gets the thank you note?
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I am sure their navy would have done the same if they were in position to help. Everyone hates pirates. This is Johnny Depp's fault.
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playing them like a fiddle
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Why can't you celebrate the efforts of the crew in the USS KIDD instead of some guy on the other side of the world?
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They were fisherman in their own part of the world, not military people... Its the humanitarian thing to do.
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eodoll posted:
They were fisherman in their own part of the world, not military people... Its the humanitarian thing to do.
Agreed, the people of Iran are not our enemy just like our people are not the enemy of Iran. Our respective enemies are our very own governments and propagandists in the media empires.
"Of course the people don't want war. But after all, it's the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it's always a simple matter to drag the people along whether it's a democracy, a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism, and exposing the country to greater danger."
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Once Obama starts to bomb them they will forget about this incident. The drums are beating for war with Iran now that the Iraq war is over and the war in Afghanistan is getting close to ending
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LOL, to what end? Peace? Oh man, that dirty hippy Obama and his love of peace! 
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http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/07/world/meast/iran-us-navy-rescue/index.html
Update on this.
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Altra_Shadowstalker posted:
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LOL, to what end? Peace? Oh man, that dirty hippy Obama and his love of peace!
Controlling the narrative is important.
Stories like this make the U.S. look like the good guy, and Iran look like a dick after they said we had no business being there.
It is always beneficial to be perceived as having the moral high ground.
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Its all part of the narrative about the US building up to war with Iran. This is just keeping Iran in the news. At this point that is the goal.
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Further update:
CNN posted:
Tehran, Iran (CNN) -- Iran on Saturday welcomed the rescue of 13 Iranian sailors by a U.S. Navy ship, calling it a "humanitarian act."
http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/07/world/meast/iran-us-navy-rescue/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
The rescue managed to get Iran to say something good about the US - that's impressive.
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If an Iranian ship had picked up American sailors... How long would they have spent in the gulag as "foreign saboteurs"?
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If an Iranian ship had picked up American sailors... How long would they have spent in the gulag as "foreign saboteurs"?
Likely months.
Edit: or even years.
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Phlegm573 posted:
If an Iranian ship had picked up American sailors... How long would they have spent in the gulag as "foreign saboteurs"?
Well american fisherman have no business fishing in the persian gulf so theyd be right to suspect them.
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eodoll posted:
Phlegm573 posted:
If an Iranian ship had picked up American sailors... How long would they have spent in the gulag as "foreign saboteurs"?
Well american fisherman have no business fishing in the persian gulf so theyd be right to suspect them.
Hey...this man used LOGIC!
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Phlegm573 posted:
If an Iranian ship had picked up American sailors... How long would they have spent in the gulag as "foreign saboteurs"?
That depends on what image the regime in Iran wants to create. They might be treated like kings, or they might be thrown into a hole.
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But the US is evil?
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Yes, but that's unrelated. 
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If Iran attempted to go to war, it would first have to fight its own people, and things like this help re-enforce that.
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