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.
Dam straighr they should have!!!!!
Damn straight.
John Paul Jones must have rolled over in his grave when these sailors were told to surrender without a fight! In 1779 when a British captain ask John Paul Jones to surrender his reply was, “I have not yet begun to fight” If we had had a commander and chief like Hussein Obama back then, we would be kissing the queens$#%&!@*
My question is this:what was on board this vessel that Obama secretly have to them?
They won’t distract them from Trump. The Zionists haven’t bought him, and can’t, that’s why they fear him.
It’s OK, The Iranian spokesman came out and explained it all. But it is sad that all the ‘Ketchup” money ran out and John Kerry had to get a 2nd Job!
my question, why they didnt, unless outnumbered.
Allen West is out of his mind!!!!!
Yes sir you are correct
Navy protocol violated. Gps did not break on two boats same time. Complete Obama pre planned event. Navy sailor apologized right away. But what if sailors were giving direct orders from Obama or court martialed for disobeying orders, so what should they do? What would you do as a junior sailor???
Only the sailors know truth but we will never know truth.
Think , a 25 minute window at sea and Iran boat captain calls Ayatollah and get permission to do this nice boy event to appease Kerry??? Impossible, they would have fired.