I wonder the Commodore will have to get on his knees
Stick A Fork In Britain, She's Done
RIELH WORLD VIEW
By Dan
You'll find several Telegraph stories linked at the top of this story, each more dispiriting than the next. They have headlines like:
Leader: A weak Britain becomes a target for tyrants
Niall Ferguson: Iran targeted the Security Council's weakest link - us
Iran's defiance makes Britain look powerless
How can the Government find a way to free the hostages in Iran?
The article I linked is possibly the most disappointing of all.
Ministers are preparing a compromise deal to allow Iran to save face and release its 15 British military captives by promising that the Royal Navy will never knowingly enter Iranian waters without permission.
"The Sunday Telegraph has learnt of plans to send a Royal Navy captain or commodore to Teheran, as a special envoy of the Government, to deliver a public assurance that officials hope will end the diplomatic standoff." telegraph.co.uk
Forget that it was an act of war, just think of it in criminal terms. A man takes your wife or your daughter hostage, does who knows what to them, then insists you and they were responsible because you allowed them to walk around looking appealing. To free them, you promise to not allow it again, ending the matter.
What is it that you have accomplished other than eroding any sense of decency or law? Nothing, that's what. And I fear it is what we increasingly have to look forward to from a once proud ally. Britain is done.
Their socialist system can't support a resurgence of their military, including their Navy, which one Brit recently characterized as no more than an adequate coast guard. And their chief battle in the war on terrorism is already taking place within their borders. Under siege and unable to project power around the world, the future of any vital Britain we once knew is very seriously in doubt. While the root causes are domestic moves weakening them as a state, that only made them vulnerable. It is radical Islam that's now positioned to take advantage and which may ultimately do them in. |
