Let's face it, everyone dodged a war here
Bush Offered Blair Another War
"The U.S. offered to take military action on behalf of the 15 British sailors and marines held by Iran, including buzzing Iranian Revolutionary Guard positions with warplanes, the Guardian has learned."
"The U.S. offered to take military action on behalf of the 15 British sailors and marines held by Iran, including buzzing Iranian Revolutionary Guard positions with warplanes, the Guardian has learned."
Well, no wonder the Brits told Bush to butt out. I didn't know that Bush had offered to start a war .. on Britain's behalf of course of course .. so Bush could blame someone else when the Middle East blew sky high.
With him being guided by his heavenly voices and all .. he's the last bull you want in that China shop.
No one was probably more disappointed when the British sailors were set free than the neocon war hawks. Their followers -- far reich radio talk show hosts and bloggers -- were almost in tears when they heard the Brits were to be released and there would be NO nuking of Iran. Then they began calling the British sailors cowards, saying they dishonored their country and all the rest of that crap.
Bush and Cheney have lit a fire in Iraq that is about ready to explode the entire Middle East .. and it scares me to think that they're in office for two more years. Things are getting too tense .. I wish we had cooler heads taking care of this country.
And I don't care what the Washington Post says, I do believe Pelosi helped with her trip to Syria .. that her showing a cooler US head helped and certainly did not hurt.
"Another surprise intervention came from the Vatican. Hours before Wednesday's release, a letter from Pope Benedict was handed to Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. It said the Pope was confident that men of goodwill could find a solution. He asked the supreme leader to do what he could to ensure that the British sailors and marines were reunited with their families in time for Easter. It would, he said, be a significant religious gesture of goodwill from the Iranian people."
I didn't know the Pope had helped influence their release .. good for him. They *were* released in time for the most holy of Christian holidays ...
"The Iraqi government also played a critical role, pushing for consular access to five Iranians who had been arrested by US forces in Irbil and had been in custody since January, and helping organise the mysterious release of an Iranian diplomat who had been in captivity since February."
The US abduction of that diplomat is what probably started the whole mess in the first place.
This British account shows that instead of a lot of sinister goings-on behind the scenes, the real problem was the difficulty of just getting together all the people needed to make a decision in fragmented Iran.
It also points out that Ahmadinnerjacket is not even the most senior official in Iran .. that Ayatollah guy seems to have more clout.
"The British government also asked the US administration from Mr Bush down to be cautious in its use of rhetoric, which was relatively restrained throughout."
The English are so polite when they say "Shut the f**k up."
