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.
They should have told them to shove off!
That will never happen with the people of our country we will not stand for it we then will strick back bottom line
Thats the same thing I said Allen!! The had their weapons they should have been firing at them you don’t give up your boat and your weapons whats wrong with america now days??
The first then you do is arrest obama for treason and then he can’t do$#%&!@*about his marshall law ok!!
True!! No foreign military is to board our ships and take prisoners without a fight. We also should never surrender as per article II of the Code of Conduct!!
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We won’t know the truth about this. Government doesn’t have the ability….integrity has not been a part of politics in over 50 years.
the sailors SHOULD have been allowed to fight.
King Obama said no.
AGREE 110%!!