Lawl, Ahmadinejad pardons British Soldiers
Breaking news I think this was the intention all along, to show the world they "can be diplomatic" with the rest of the world...
Breaking news I think this was the intention all along, to show the world they "can be diplomatic" with the rest of the world...
04-04-2007, 10:37 AM
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| Junkie libertarian 
| Lawl, Ahmadinejad pardons British Soldiers Breaking news  I think this was the intention all along, to show the world they "can be diplomatic" with the rest of the world  | ||||
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04-04-2007, 10:44 AM
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| Anti-War, Anti-State, Pro-Free Market  Capitalist
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04-04-2007, 10:44 AM
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| For those about to rock...  libertarian Atlanta, GA
| No better way to show diplomacy than kidnapping/arresting some people under false pretenses and letting them go free a month later. :golfclap: | ||||
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04-04-2007, 10:53 AM
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| Better Dead than Red  Democrat "My friends, we’ve got them just where we want them.”
| so wait a moment... diplomacy... works?!?!?  | ||||
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04-04-2007, 10:53 AM
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| Better Dead than Red Democrat "My friends, we’ve got them just where we want them.”
| Originally Posted by Ardentfrost proof it was false pretenses? 
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04-04-2007, 10:55 AM
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| Banned  Conservative Government is another way to say Better Than You
| Originally Posted by SoFlaJDM
 I'll tell you what worked. The fact that we gave them a 2 day deadline before we take action. How does that work? We told Saddam we'd take action if he didn't comply, and we did. Iran knows this. MILITARY ACTION works, not diplomacy. | ||||
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04-04-2007, 11:31 AM
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| Administrator  libertarian Oklahoma
| I think they had two intentions from the beginning. 1) To drive up oil prices to help prop up their fledgeling economy. 2) To show the world they should be taken seriously from a negotiations standpoint. | ||||
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04-04-2007, 11:31 AM
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| Banned Conservative Government is another way to say Better Than You
| Originally Posted by 6SpeedTA95 They succeeded
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04-04-2007, 11:45 AM
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| Braccae tuae aperiuntur.  Reform Party NJ
| Originally Posted by SoFlaJDM If you consider telling Iran you're going to invade if they don't release their hostages, then yes I guess diplomacy worked.
__________________ No good decision was ever made in a swivel chair. Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid: As we look back in history, the Founding Fathers would be cringing to hear people talking about eliminating earmarks. | ||||
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04-04-2007, 11:53 AM
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| Administrator libertarian Oklahoma
| Originally Posted by ballz2wallz I think driving up prices was their primary objective.
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04-04-2007, 11:56 AM
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| ..... your a worthless poster  Realist
| Originally Posted by SoFlaJDM what part of their illegal kidnapping was diplomatic?
Originally Posted by SoFlaJDM The part where the iranian guys reported their position and knew they were in iraqi waters, but then changed their reported position to be in iranian waters.
They knew exactly what they were doing or they wouldn't have lied about it. | ||||
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04-04-2007, 11:57 AM
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| Better Dead than Red Democrat "My friends, we’ve got them just where we want them.”
| Originally Posted by 7960 what part of it was illegal, or a kidnapping?
i'd like to see proof, not a hunch for a change | ||||
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04-04-2007, 11:58 AM
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| Better Dead than Red Democrat "My friends, we’ve got them just where we want them.”
| Originally Posted by 7960 oh so you don't have proof... thanks man
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04-04-2007, 12:01 PM
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| Administrator libertarian Oklahoma
| Originally Posted by SoFlaJDM You dont have proof that it wasn't illegal. No one really knows where in the gulf these men were when they were captured.
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04-04-2007, 12:03 PM
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| Master Debator Election Moderator  Democrat Omaha, NE
| If the red coats knew they were in Iraqi waters, they should have attacked/sank the Iranian ship that captured them. They would know the position for sure because the ship would have been at the bottom of the gulf where this took place. | ||||
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04-04-2007, 12:05 PM
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| Banned Conservative Government is another way to say Better Than You
| Originally Posted by SoFlaJDM If you expect proof, you have to give it yourself
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04-04-2007, 12:07 PM
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| Better Dead than Red Democrat "My friends, we’ve got them just where we want them.”
| Originally Posted by ballz2wallz
 i'm not the one spewing garbage | ||||
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04-04-2007, 12:07 PM
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| helluo librorum The Lab Moderator  Humanist Chicago Suburbs
| Originally Posted by 6SpeedTA95 So then it makes it pretty likely they were in Iranian waters.
We have ships all over the gulf. You mean to tell me they were able to capture the soldiers and there was nobody around to help them in international waters? But of course this is Iran and they are always wrong about everything since they are evil. We should hurry up and invade before more of their citizens start embracing our culture. We wouldn't want anyone in the ME liking us. Makes it much more difficult to pat ourselves on that back after dropping tons of ordinance on their heads. | ||||
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04-04-2007, 12:10 PM
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| Better Dead than Red Democrat "My friends, we’ve got them just where we want them.”
| you guys need to take a look at a map... iraq would be landlocked if it weren't for about 20 miles of beach | ||||
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04-04-2007, 12:11 PM
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| Banned Conservative Government is another way to say Better Than You
| Originally Posted by SoFlaJDM WRONG!!!
See your post here: Originally Posted by SoFlaJDM Pure garbage!!!!
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