A week ago 15 British service members (one woman crew member) were captured on the high seas by Iranian Revolutionary Guards. My first question was why they didn’t defend themselves. The answer came with the TV footage of their boats.
Zodiac dinghies.
One bullet and the dinghies sinks faster than a lifeboat overloaded with obese Americans fleeing a cruise ship depleted of fast food.
The Brits resorted to the best course of action.
Raise the white flag.
Surrender is always the better part of valor. Prisoners put a strain of the opponent’s resources as evinced by the sumptuous spread the Iranians provided their ‘hostages’.
Wasn’t the #1 UK dish.
Not chicken curry or fish and chips.
But a kebab feast.
“Pass the houmous please.”
Of course the US and UK media has played the incident as the beginning of WWIII since they couldn’t find any new dirt on Anna Nichol Smith.
Iran: Britain Must Admit Navy Trespassed…
WILL ALLOW ACCESS TO CAPTURED CREW…
Iran foreign minister backs off prediction servicewoman could be freed Thursday…
Britain calls broadcast ‘completely unacceptable’…
Russian intelligence sees U.S. military buildup on Iran border…
United Arab Emirates: No attacks from our territory…
Everyone calm down and have a beer break
At the moment plenty of Iranians are holidaying in Pattaya.
Laughing drinking and partying.
You drink with your enemy is to get drunk with them.
Never trust anyone who doesn’t drink or puts ketchup on their hot dogs.
How do I see this ending?
Not with peace and love.
That’s asking for too much.
I was talking about this incident with Big Al at his taco stand. He was sitting with Bob from Oasis a Go Go. I said, “I can’t see how any sailor would get on one of those dinghies in a war zone.”
“You ever serve in the military?” Bob asked with authority.
“No.” I sat up straight and figured Bob to have been in the military. A ranking higher up the chain of command captain. Me, I had been an anti-war protester and am still wrangling with the Pentagon for pension benefits after my nearly thirty years of pacifist duties.
“Well, one thing I learned in the military is that when they tell you to do something they usually don’t expect you to say no.” He shrugged knowingly. “You do as you’re told.”
“Ride a dinghy too?”
“Yep.”
I would have had real problems in the military, especially that bugle bullshit in the morning.
Hope everything comes out nice and peaceful.