The ten U.S. sailors who were seized by Iranian gun boats when they drifted into Iranian territorial waters have been released without incident. It appears that one of the boats suffered from some type of mechanical failure, and negotiations for the sailors release were quickly accomplished. It helped that the Farsi Island location at which the boats were found drifting was neither a strategic location, nor a sensitive location for communications or other military activities.
A video has surfaced wherein one of the sailors appears to be apologizing for the accidental incursion, which could complicate things for the sailors.
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He should be CM’d for failing to defend his ship and crew. Also only name rank and serial #. I don’t give damn what Kerry ordered. Another Bergdahl moment.
Rob Rob I bet yhey wrre ordered to “stand down”. That would be very believable knowing the past history of the Obama administration. Can you imagine if our sailors lit up the Iranian forces?
This is just something to try to make our service men look bad but you know Obama, Clinton and Kerry are going to get theirs I hopeI am around to see it.
The$#%&!@*in-chief is so clueless on rules of engagement.
What about the Obama administration for guiding the Iranians to them?
King Obammass should pardon him$#%&!@*he is always apologizing to the entire world.
That’s B.S.
Good.
Anyone doubt that our Navy personnel were told to stand down without firing a shot. Those were gun boats and they were stropped by fishing boats??? Couldn’t risk upsetting the Iranians and risking they might pull out of the agreement Kerry brokered.
Warning shots off of their bow wouldn’t have started a war. But that would have been part of a ROE.
Surrendering would never have been.
I’m not looking for a war, I’m just seeing a very flawed and unbelievable story involving the capture of US sailors.