Former Repiblican Representative Allen West of Florida is critizing the conduct of the 10 US sailors who were captured and quickly released by Iran yesterday, saying they should have resisted arrest.
Allen West rightfully highlighted the political fallout that comes from the imagery of detained and embarrassed US military personnel. Being a retired US Army lieutenant colonel gives some wisdom to the criticism that the personnel should have fought back, if only to prevent Iran from being able to make claims that Iran’s military force is unimpeachable and mighty (it isn’t).
West also criticized the conduct of the 10 detained sailors, saying they should have assumed a defensive posture and called in for help in order to prevent any incident or threat from developing into something dangerous, like a political loss of face being televised from Iran around the globe.
Read more about Allen West’s opinion on page 2.
It was staged. 2 Boats braking down at the Sametime. Come on…
Fighting their captors would have been politically incorrect and probably not psychologically possible due to schooling propaganda.
No on Obama’s watch
All crew members should be Court Martialed, particularly the CO of the boat.
Allen without power they would have been sitting ducks!
Our military knows the bho administration will not back them up. Our CIC is not. The sailors go rogue and they end up FUBAR at home and abroad. Catch-22.
What the hell were they going to fight with Mr. West?
OBOZO probably told them to stand down.
I hope Donald J. Trump has West for his VP.
In the long run the world eill look back on Obama’s presidency and clearly see Obama is to blame for WW3 by dufunding our Military while building up Iran’s War Machine and helping Iran get Nukes