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Originally Posted by towny
One thing is certain, they're not going to end up in some smelly Iranian jail. The Iranians don't like us very much but they can ill-afford that kind of dent in their international standing. This is just further muscle-flexing. There will probably be a show trial, leading to some appalling sentence, and at that point, they will be handed over as a 'sign of good will'. 
I say we storm in there and get them out ourselves, and show those tinpot 'Revolutionary Guards' how the job is done.  |
I'd agree. They know that Straw and, to a greater extent, the EU are trying to mend fences with them. Poking us in the eye isn't in their interests. Unfortunately, the Iranian government is divided between the strong conservatives and the weak liberals.