With the capture of the British sailors in the Persian gulf by Iran, and the fact that the Ship in question was in Iraqi waters according to the GPS locator. I think this is going to be the straw which breaks the camels back and leads to war with Iran. It's no secret that Bush and Ahmadinjad don't like each other, the US wants Iran to caese its Nuclear weapons program and Iran is basically telling the US, and the rest of the world to F*ck off. I think the Brits are going to be the ones who actually start this conflict, they'll likely send in a special ops mission to liberate their POWs, and bring them back. Iran will of corse see this as a violation of their sovergnty and will likely retaliate. their most likely to retailiate against Bush postions in Iraq. once that happens Brittian will ask it's allies for help, and the US will of corse oblige. The US has likely been sending spy planes over Iran for the past 4 or 5 years. so it's likely that US intel knows exactly were Iranian armorments are located, and will immidiatly stike those installations. next the US will likely hit the Iranian facilities for their Nuclear weapons program. I doubt we will see much in the way of a US lead invasion, I think the Brits will do that, with help from their commonwealths, and other UN forces. I this this will also cause huge problems within Iraq for the US, so much so that the US would likely have to impose marshall law and kill anyone who doesn't obey. Not only would the US have to deal with the million or so displaced Iraqis who are casuing problems, but the influx of Iranians fleeing the war would also increase in both Iraq and Afghanistan. I also think these events will lead to congress telling the Military to get out. The deaths from a third war in 7 years, combined with massacres in Iraq and the total collapse of society there will leave congress with really no option but to with draw. What does everyone else think?
So much is happening over the last week in that end of the world. -Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah demands America end it's illegal occupation of Iraq and stop uprooting Baathistsm among other things. Probably, he's upset that Shiite-led Iraq will likely enhance Iran's influence. Most 9/11 hijackers were Saudi, right? Our biggest middle-eastern ally.-Halliburton surprised the world weeks ago when it promised to pull out of business with Iran, and then turns around and signs a deal to oversea Tehran's natural gas fields.-Iran apparently loses it's damn mind and kidnaps British soldiers and the two previous stories slide quietly away.-Nancy Pelosi goes to Syria, backhanding the White House rebuke for doing so.-I'm not up on Afghanistan, but except for south of Iraq, that's inside outside and all around.All the connections. It has a pro-wrestling vibe to it. I wouldn't swear there was a great deal of shammery going on amidst this madness. But I wouldn't rule it out neither. The sailors will be returned and Iran will chill. Now that they have Halliburton locked up, I'm sure they are our new biggest allies in the region.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (gentile @ Mar 30 2007, 06:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>So much is happening over the last week in that end of the world. -Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah demands America end it's illegal occupation of Iraq and stop uprooting Baathistsm among other things. Probably, he's upset that Shiite-led Iraq will likely enhance Iran's influence. Most 9/11 hijackers were Saudi, right? Our biggest middle-eastern ally.</div>First off I must say your are wrong there, our biggest middle eastern ally is Kuwait. They purify alot of the water that the U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Iraq are drinking. They house several military posts, the people quite like Americans in Kuwait, and we get alot oil from Kuwait. We work well with them, and I believe they are the biggest of allies in the Middle Eastern region.Onto this growing problem with Iran, I think the house and senate are realising that this may be an upcoming war if the British feel to pursue it. That is why I believe they have started trying to pull the troops out of Iraq, so that we can have the assets to go to war with Iran. Right now Military units are stretched thin, with the war in both Iraq and Afghanistan. If the British decide to pursue this war, America almost has to go. It would be really crappy of America not to jump in, considering all that the British have done with us. They have been to almost every war we have been to since World War 2 almost, especially both times in Iraq, Korea, and here in Afghanistan.
I went and double-checked. There are only 2, maybe 2 and a half million Kuwaitis; it's basically a staging dune for forward attacks. The money, oil, influence, muscle, and respectability make Saudi Arabia numero uno. Plus the royal family's connection to the Bush family. And there are military personnel and bases there too. Americans are flying 100 sorties over that country a day right now. Thousands of soldiers have been recently redeployed from two different provinces.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (gentile @ Mar 30 2007, 10:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I went and double-checked. There are only 2, maybe 2 and a half million Kuwaitis; it's basically a staging dune for forward attacks. The money, oil, influence, muscle, and respectability make Saudi Arabia numero uno. Plus the royal family's connection to the Bush family. And there are military personnel and bases there too. Americans are flying 100 sorties over that country a day right now. Thousands of soldiers have been recently redeployed from two different provinces.</div>I didn't know if you was talking about who we trusted the most, or who had the most people in the U.S. As far as the country with the biggest people that are an ally, yeah it's Saudi, but the one that helps us out the most is Kuwait. They do way more for us than Saudi Arabia does, we don't stage any type of movement into Iraq or Afghanistan from Saudi Arabia. Those posts in Saudi are pretty much just for intel.
It wasn't really that important. I'm more a little more concerned with the concerns in the title of this thread.I really feel that Iran has waaay too much to lose in a situation like this if they're not careful. They are emboldened by our failures in Iraq and by the impatience that's starting to choke the U.S. war effort with steel gloves.I think they're just beating their chests and slapping the Coaltion of the Willing upside the head a little for regional prestige.
Kuwait does more for the US because they feel indebted to the US for liberating them from the Iraqi invasion which lead to Desert Storm. Saudi Arabia is only our ally because they have oil, and we need oil. Saudi Arabia for the most part could care less what the US is doing and for the most part they do help the US, such as their co-operating during Operation Iraqi Freedom. The reason the Saudis are getting annoyed with the US is because their king is under pressure from his subjects who don't want Iraqs problems spilling over the border into their country. also, from a tactical and strategic stand point, Saudi Arabia is our number one Arab ally. They have a lot of land which they allow the US to keep its forces realitivly safe during any mideast conflict. also, again there is the oil.
This whole thing is pissing me off. Those Brit's weren't doing anything that justified kidnapping, I'd love to give it to Iran's leadership militarily but given what's currently going on I just think this whole thing could spiral out of control. Iran didn't have to do this but they seized this opportunity. Khamenei and Ahmadinejad make me puke. They are no different than those Hamas rats that kidnapped/killed those Israeli soldiers over the summer....they picked the fight, they will get one. Ugh, this could be a big time disaster. The sad thing is, if a war starts over this, the United States will be blamed for it.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Something-To-Say @ Mar 31 2007, 07:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Is there a satellite pic of where the ship was?</div> I doubt it will ever be released. The Brit's claim it was in Iraqi waters, Iran claims it was Iranian waters. Doesn't matter, even if Iran was mistaken or lied they would never admit it, they would claim the satelight picture was fake...etc...
There is a transponder from the sh*t, which says it was in Iraqi waters. even the Kuwaitis back up this claim.
Ive been sortve busy lately...so it would be awesome if somebody can sum up the British-Iran situation for me
The dirty Brits went into Iranian territory and Iran kidnapped them as they should have. It seems that you guys are just taking their word for it without a satellite photo or anything..Heh, my Iranian cousin is marrying a British guy this summer. One of his uncles joked that they'd cancel the wedding cause of this.
The botched US raid that led to the hostage crisis http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle...icle2414760.ece What the hell? Ugh...I don't know what to think anymore, it's gotten so confusing.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (redneck @ Mar 30 2007, 09:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I think the Brits are going to be the ones who actually start this conflict, they'll likely send in a special ops mission to liberate their POWs, and bring them back. Iran will of corse see this as a violation of their sovergnty and will likely retaliate. their most likely to retailiate against Bush postions in Iraq. once that happens Brittian will ask it's allies for help, and the US will of corse oblige.</div>The British Army will not send in a special forces group or anyone else for that matter. This has happened before to an English RAF navigator he was held hostage for 6 months before they finnaly decided to let him go and the goverment didn't do anything about it and they won't here neither. It's simple for us, it's not a military situation anymore it's a political situation.
Looks like Iran will be releasing the prisoners on Thursday according to CNN. It was just like I expected. Iran pulling an OG move to get presitige in the region. Or even worse, a coordinated publicity stunt among world leaders that only pretend to oppose each other to accomplish domestic agendas.Wrestling.
If that happens, I think World War III can soon develop. But what do I know, I don't really know anything about politics and not that much about war....
