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Originally Posted by Tron_fdc
I don't understand why the Iranians didn't just give the sailors back.....what were they thinking? Something long the lines of "I'm going to make a point of this, keep them locked up, and in the meantime give the Americans a reason to come over and kick my ass"?????
You had to see something like this happening when they were first arrested...
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It's posturing and sabre-rattling. Someone draws a line in the sand and you try sticking your toe across it to see what the reaction is.
Iran claims the Brits were in Iranian waters when they were captured, the Brits say they were in Iraqi waters and their capture was illegitimate.
Today, Blair said that the UK is willing to move to a "different phase" if diplomacy doesn't work to get the sailors returned safely.