Iran vs. Britain
Iran captured and detained 15 British military personnel on March 23. Britain, of course, is in an uproar over this, and Iran wants it to be over with too.
It all started when the Britons “patrolled for smugglers near the mouth of the Shatt al-Arab, a waterway that long has been a disputed dividing line between Iraq and Iran (AP, April 3, 2007).”
So the Iranians thought the Britons were in their waters so nabbed them. The Britons feel they were righteously in Iraqi waters. It’s all a big misunderstanding, it seems to me.
To release the “hostages,” Iran wants Britain to apologize, but Tony Blair, Britain’s Prime Minister, is having nothing of it.
COME ON, ALREADY!! Why can he not simply say, in his cheeky way,. “We’re sorry; our sailors mistakenly thought the waters belonged to Iraq. It was simply a misunderstanding. Please release our sailors, and then let’s have some tea.”
I wonder if Margaret Thatcher, PM of Britain in—gosh, maybe the 1970s?—I wonder if the sailors already would have been released from their Iranian captivity. You see, if women ruled the world’s nations, I think things would not be so difficult, wars would be fewer, international relations more friendly.
I bet the sailors’ families are fuming at Blair: “Apologize!!! So our sons can come home to us!” I know I’d be irate if my husband were detained in a suspected terrorist country, and all that was required to secure his release would be an apology from President Bush, and Bush refused to give it.
Harumph. I’m angry now, and I’ve never even been to Britain.
It all started when the Britons “patrolled for smugglers near the mouth of the Shatt al-Arab, a waterway that long has been a disputed dividing line between Iraq and Iran (AP, April 3, 2007).”
So the Iranians thought the Britons were in their waters so nabbed them. The Britons feel they were righteously in Iraqi waters. It’s all a big misunderstanding, it seems to me.
To release the “hostages,” Iran wants Britain to apologize, but Tony Blair, Britain’s Prime Minister, is having nothing of it.
COME ON, ALREADY!! Why can he not simply say, in his cheeky way,. “We’re sorry; our sailors mistakenly thought the waters belonged to Iraq. It was simply a misunderstanding. Please release our sailors, and then let’s have some tea.”
I wonder if Margaret Thatcher, PM of Britain in—gosh, maybe the 1970s?—I wonder if the sailors already would have been released from their Iranian captivity. You see, if women ruled the world’s nations, I think things would not be so difficult, wars would be fewer, international relations more friendly.
I bet the sailors’ families are fuming at Blair: “Apologize!!! So our sons can come home to us!” I know I’d be irate if my husband were detained in a suspected terrorist country, and all that was required to secure his release would be an apology from President Bush, and Bush refused to give it.
Harumph. I’m angry now, and I’ve never even been to Britain.
posted by Elizabeth Evans Fryer at 6:04 AM
3 Comments:
I hear you.My father who has passed away some years ago worked for army ordience civilian,federal gov. like you.He always said the russian's were trigger happy.I never knew what he really did but it was all top secert.Very interesting.Take care
Hi I'm back I wanted to look at your interview,but I don't know what date to click on?HELP!I not real good with computers,still learning.Thanks
Hi Sophia,
I'm assuming you mean my interview about my book. It was in January 2006. Sorry, the link didn't work for me either. But I did find it.
http://www.wvxu.org/schedule/cincinnatiedition_archiveview.asp?ID=1/21/2006
Paste the above URL into your browser and then click the My Lost Summer link, about a third of the way down. I'm glad you want to listen. Have you gotten the book yet? You'd really enjoy the story, especially since we've kind of gotten to know each other these past couple months. If you don't want to buy it, request that your library get a couple copies. :)
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