The media has been all a tither when some US sailors were captured by the Iranians just a couple of days ago…….and to the disappointment of the Right these sailors have been released by Iran……all before they had time to work up the talking points for the news shows (damn the luck)……..
They’re free again: Iranian state television is reporting that all 10 US sailors detained by Iran after entering its territorial waters have been released. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said the sailors were released Wednesday after it was determined that their entry was not intentional. The nine men and one woman were being held at an Iranian base on Farsi Island in the Persian Gulf after being detained nearby on Tuesday. The sailors were part of Riverine Squadron 1 based in San Diego and were deployed to the US Navy’s 5th Fleet in Bahrain. CNN reports that they are now on board the USS Anzio after being escorted to a rendezvous point by Iranian ships.
“Investigation shows that entry of American sailors into Iran’s territorial waters was due to mechanical problems in their navigation system,” Gen. Ali Fadavi, Navy chief of Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard, was quoted as saying on Iran’s state TV. Earlier, Fadavi said the American boats had shown “unprofessional acts” for 40 minutes before being picked up by Iranian forces after entering the country’s territorial waters. US officials had said on Tuesday that Tehran assured them the crew and vessels would be returned safely and promptly. The Riverine boats are not considered high-tech and don’t contain any sensitive equipment, so there were no concerns about the Iranians gaining access to the crafts.
This is great news…..the media in their charge for a story are trying to link the release to the upcoming implementation of the nuke deal…..the MSM has run out every possible “expert” to comment on this situation.
As usual I have a different take on the drama…….
Glad you asked…….
Think back to the end of December……the big story was that Iran had fired a couple of missiles close to a US warship……
An Iranian rocket came within 1,500 yards of American aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman in the Strait of Hormuz, a Pentagon official reportedly told CNN.
The incident occurred on Saturday at approximately 11:25 a.m., 23 minutes after the Iranian navy announced that it was about to conduct a live-fire training exercise in the area, Reuters reports.
According to an NBC report, multiple rockets were fired directly but not directly at the US aircraft carrier.
Cmdr. Kyle Raines, the US Central Command spokesman, referred to the event as “uncharacteristic of most interactions” between the US and Iranian navies, CNN reports.
“While most interactions between Iranian forces and the US Navy are professional, safe, and routine, this event was not and runs contrary to efforts to ensure freedom of navigation and maritime safety in the global commons,” Raines said.
This incident took place in the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf…..
Now how coincidental is it that after that near miss with missiles that the US Navy would have a tech problem on a boat going from Kuwait to Bahrain?
Interesting that the boat with a problem did not have the usual redundancies in the electronics that other ships have….what are the chances? Why would the second ship not let the other know that they were wandering off course?
The Iranian island of Farsi is a naval base, I believe, and that is where the sailors were held awaiting freedom…..
Interesting how close the two sites were to each other….don’t you think?
What was the mission?
Kinda reminds me of those hikers captured by Iran at the border with Iraq about 5 years or more ago…..I did not believe the story then and this one either……
I do not believe for a moment that it was a boat ride…….I do not believe in coincidences….how about you?
I understand what you are saying, but I have to disagree. The small boat in question probably does not have multiple backups for most systems due to size limitations. The fact that the Navy didn’t make a bigger deal of this than it did also suggests that it was an unfortunate accident of navigation, there are no signs in the water telling you that you have crossed a line. Most importantly, having served in the Navy I sincerely doubt that any commanding officer would knowingly order sailors under his/her command into harm’s way in order to provoke an incident with a nation that we are not at war with. Again, I understand what you are saying, but I have to respectfully disagree.
Operating in international waters then all system need to be updated to avoid situations just like this one…..just like the hikers of which I wrote…..why would someone go hiking in a region that is within spitting distance of Iran? After serving in the military myself…..I do not trust the news the media reports…
Fish stories….common to all sailors & politicians….
gigoid, the dubious
There is more to this than we will ever hear…..chuq
Well, truthfully, that could be said of just about every geo-p0litical event of the last 75-100 years, I think….The public hasn’t really heard the truth of all the maneuvering since before WWI; the story is STILL about the dead prince, when that was merely the catalyst….
Oh well….
gigoid
I totally agree with your point of view. Looking at the reactions coming in on this Incident it seems a large number in the US are definitely not in favour of smoking the Pipe with Iran. Most have come down heavily on President Obama like a tonne of brick for signing the peace Accord. To all those who are criticizing the Iranian actions, I may say 1. Iran is in their homeland, THe US and its Navy is far from home. 2. In Turkey a few metres into airspace warranted shooting down the plane justified by all saying a Soverign country has right to gaurd its borders.
I think the hawks are bristling to needle Iran. The Us is increasingly on the side of THE BAD GUYS as of date.
Time to shred that so-called agreement, raise and re-target working every missile in our arsenal, start building ships, tanks and planes again, put the sanctions back on and dare the SOBs to cross a line — just like we would have done in our glory days! The Great Muzzdom must understand that The Great Satan is not some impotent child cowering in the corner of somebody’s basement somewhere.
In other words be a bully? War is far more desirable than a peaceful world…….
There has never been a peaceful world and there never will be a peaceful world and we have to stand up for ourselves or be destroyed by our enemies — Same as it was in the beginning, is now and always will be. Pacifism be damned! Pacifism enslaves nations to invading enemies. I am not a fan of Neville Chamberlain’s doctrines.
Yeah war is far more preferable than peace…
Obviously! Human Nature and all that jazz.
Let’s bring back empires!
We already have an empire and the king is just about to retire.
And a new one will be crowned…..
“Crowned” being the operative word here ….
There is a reason companies are called “king makers”….
Agreed 100%!