Everybody is starting to pick on the poor Brits...

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Everybody is starting to pick on the poor Brits...

The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil — 4/3/2007 9:30:13 PM (archived)

Iran has created this whole fiasco for just this purpose:

They want to isolate the British and drive a wedge between them and the USA...

So far, unfortunately, the Iranians seem to be winning the P/R battle.

Time for the British to show some force: They need to send a battle group into what are clearly Iranian waters and flaunt the fact that if they really wanted to violate Iran's sovernty they don't need to do so in rubber dingys...

If the Iranians attack the battle group then the battle group gets to shoot back in self-defense.

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The testing of Britain... - TB - 4/3/2007 4:49:53 PM
- You are now seeing "soft power" in all its glory. (n/t) - TB - 4/4/2007 3:33:09 AM
- Analysis - SDAI-Tech1 - 4/4/2007 12:06:19 AM
- Wonder if they'll follow the Reagan strategy. - Bowser - 4/3/2007 11:59:13 PM
- Everybody is starting to pick on the poor Brits... - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 4/3/2007 9:30:13 PM
  - Britain doesn't have battle groups anymore. (n/t) - Lee - 4/3/2007 11:16:26 PM
    - Well then... They aren't paying enough in taxes. - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 4/4/2007 2:53:19 PM
- Actually, in reality - Yeti - 4/3/2007 5:58:57 PM
  - In reality, actually - ER - 4/3/2007 6:42:19 PM
    - Well we could level the playing field. - Lee - 4/3/2007 8:02:59 PM
      - re: Well we could level the playing field. - ER - 4/3/2007 8:59:22 PM
        
        Sounds a lot like 1991. - Lee - 4/3/2007 11:22:57 PM
        
        We could always let Rumsfeld plan the campaign. - ER - 4/3/2007 11:53:16 PM
    - re: In reality, actually - Yeti - 4/3/2007 7:18:41 PM
      - You're absolutely right - ER - 4/3/2007 7:57:18 PM
        
        Plenty of precedents - SDAI-Tech1 - 4/4/2007 12:38:07 AM
        
        Every empire collapses when it's businessmen becoming too greedy. - ER - 4/4/2007 1:11:45 PM
    - Splitting up Iraq. - REB - 4/3/2007 7:00:32 PM
      - breaking into separate countries didn't help India and Pakestan... - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 4/3/2007 8:51:27 PM
        
        re: breaking into separate countries didn't help India and Pakestan... - REB - 4/3/2007 8:57:04 PM
        
        re: breaking into separate countries didn't help India and Pakestan... - Yeti - 4/3/2007 9:04:10 PM
        
        17 meaningless UN resolutions were passed... - Lee - 4/3/2007 11:28:19 PM
        
        re: breaking into separate countries didn't help India and Pakestan... - REB - 4/3/2007 9:10:30 PM
      - An indep. state of kurdistan - Yeti - 4/3/2007 7:31:06 PM
        
        A bit more complicated. - Bowser - 4/3/2007 8:05:56 PM
        
        Also - Yeti - 4/3/2007 7:32:57 PM
      - re: Splitting up Iraq. - ER - 4/3/2007 7:22:30 PM
        
        re: Splitting up Iraq. - REB - 4/3/2007 8:42:55 PM
        
        re: Do you guys really think these people are so barbaric they can do nothing but kill each other?. - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 4/3/2007 8:56:10 PM
        
        re: Do you guys really think these people are so barbaric they can do nothing but kill each other?: SEE EUROPE AND WW I (n/t) - Yeti - 4/3/2007 9:04:56 PM
        
        Don;t worry,,,I think the current "peaceful moment" in European history is just that... - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 4/3/2007 9:13:17 PM
        
        You know, I almost used Europe as an example. - REB - 4/3/2007 9:12:31 PM
        
        re: Do you guys really think these people are so barbaric they can do nothing but kill each other?. - REB - 4/3/2007 9:02:49 PM
        
        I'm sure the vast majority want peace. - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 4/3/2007 9:09:45 PM
        
        re: I'm sure the vast majority want peace. - REB - 4/3/2007 9:14:23 PM
        
        And... - REB - 4/3/2007 8:48:43 PM
        
        the problem is that in an age of terrorism, the majority doesn't always get what it wants. - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 4/3/2007 9:02:42 PM

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