More knee-jerk hogwash

OK, let's get this straight: the US and UK did NOT set up the kidnapping of 15 marines and sailors to enable an attack on Iran. This has similarities to the Hezbollah kidnapping of an Israeli soldier (the anti-American/Israeli left believe this to have been a hoax designed to allow Israel to attack the peace-loving Shiite militias in Lebanon).

It is a provocation. And Iran told us that they were going to do something like this weeks earlier in response to our capturing Al-Quds agents in Iraq. Reza Faker, a writer for the Revolutionary Guards’ newspaper Subhi Sadek, said: “We have the ability to capture a nice bunch of blue-eyed blond-haired officers and feed them to our fighting cocks.” Reza Zakeri, of President Ahmadinejad’s office, said that capturing a Western soldier was easier than acquiring a cheaply made Chinese product. Now what the "fighting cocks" means, I just don't know -- I'll have to assume that it is related to the bloodthirsty "sport" of cockfighting?

Then General Ali Resa Asgari defected to the West ... and with him came lots of info about actions of the Revolutionary Guard in Lebanon ... and presumably, Iraq.

This is all set against the background of Iran's intransigence with respect to its "peaceful" nuclear program and UN calls to cease enriching uranium. Fat lot of good diplomacy does there.
And idiots -- reflexive, knee-jerk leftists, anti-Booshies (really, pick your battles, there are plenty but this is one where you need to face reality), and assorted Muslim extremist wackos -- insist that this is a set-up. If you fit this description, you must also believe in the tooth fairy, that Pol Pot was just trying to clean up Phnom Pen and that Joe Stalin was just misunderstood.

"The Iranians mounted a similar attack in 2004, when six Royal Marines and two sailors were abducted from the Shatt al-Arab waterway. The servicemen were spirited to Tehran and paraded blindfold on television, which broadcast their apprehensive apologies for a “big mistake”. If those servicemen did indeed make a mistake by inadvertently straying into Iranian waters, the treatment they received remained unconscionable."(London Times).

So does this looklike how you'd want to threaten the Iranians? Not exactly a stout, armored craft to provoke Iranian patrol boats.... I'd think that this is the equivalent of running onto the battlefield butt-naked, waving a bulls-eye flag.

So listen up: the Iranians are up to no good. They are provocateurs. They see themselves as the rightful rulers of the whole of the Middle East (think Darius, Xerxes and Cyrus -- if you don't know these names, then shame on you). While we might not belong there, they are trying to set up circumstances such that they will step in -- and THEY have no intention of ever leaving. Oil and the wealth it represents would provide the treasury for the great conquest of Shia Islam led by Iran. And that folks is the difference -- and we are by and large too stupid in the West to listen to them in this regard.

They have TOLD us that this is what they intend. Don't think that ramblings from the mosque and clerics is mere religious rhetoric -- these guys control Iran and shortly will have a finger on a "button." They have an agenda: (1) kill all the Jews; (2) throw Westerners and any other unbelievers out of Muslim lands of the Middle East; (3) obliterate the heretic Sunnis; and (4) reestablish the empire of Islam of old. Also, they don't have to worry about elections, pandering to political factions, idiot greenies, lobbyists, or other vermin: they can be made to disappear. They don't worry about who will be in power in the next 4 years. Or worry about juicy cabinet posts as rewards for toadying. And yet, people believe that this is a set-up. IDIOTS.

Listen too to this: each and every boat in the Shatt al-Arab run by any military is equipped with GPS technology, including warnings and alarms if they stray outside of their operational zones. There is simply no way that they made that error -- its too closely monitored. The error(s), if we wish to find them, is that: (1) they didn't try to fight their way out; (2) the frigate accompanying them did not alert them of approaching Iranian craft; (3) did not support the RIBs (rigid inflatable boats); and (4) did not try and head the Iranians off. What this looks like is that the rules of engagement may be at fault ... sending troops into harm's way without giving them the means to protect themselves. Why? Probably afraid of offending or "provoking" the Iranians. And the Iranians probably counted on that. So maybe the Iranians were right -- it IS easy to take some Blondies hostage ... because the cowardly morons (politicians, all) in Whitehall (UK Pentagon) believe in appeasement and diplomacy. IDIOTS.

So what to do? If we (US/UK) attack, it will look like a set-up stunt and the Iranians will loudly proclaim it as such. Our reflexive knee-jerk press will give this credibility and lefty loonies will march in the streets in protest. Exactly what the Iranians want. Us "out" sooner. If we just say -- do what you want, but if we find any of you on our side, we will blow you to hell and gone ... we can expect Revolutionary Guards line up for the opportunity and provoke warfare. Iran wins again. Remember, they cross over the line in the Gulf ALL the time to try and provoke us now, so imagine the fun and games if we threaten them.

How about publishing the real-time data and surveillance tapes that we undoubtedly have? Just air it out into the open? Does anyone really think that the Iranians don't know how good our surveillance devices are? Iran might simply label it lies and fabrication, but the rest of the world might be able to see it and at least a seed of doubt may be planted. Or if the UK did screw up, fess up and apologize?

Spring is the offensive season -- expect more to come.