2007-03-26 01:26:45 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
That theory does have merit when you consider that the Cornwall could have blown the Iranians out of the water.
2007-03-26 01:30:18 · answer #1 · answered by Ted 6 · 3⤊ 7⤋
No, this is a conspiracy question by those who dislike the government and want the Islamic extremists to win.
The real reason is Iran went out of its way to kidnap those sailors to force Britain so that Iran could force Britain and its people to act the way Iran wanted.
2007-03-26 08:33:35 · answer #2 · answered by rz1971 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
No, I don't think so. I think the whole situation in the middle east would be a lot better, if everyone concerned on the allied side, were just to pull out and let them clean up their own mess. It seems odd to me that people who believe so profoundly in the Koran, and practising the Muslim faith, can go around shooting and blowing up each other so indiscriminately and cowardly, as well as their own places of worship, how ignorant can one be, and is this not hypocritical.
2007-03-26 08:36:04 · answer #3 · answered by coolcatcanada 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Probably not. The Iranians are insane and probably don't even know what their own territorial waters are.
It always amazes me people that would blame the US or UK over Iran. US and UK are democratic societies, Iran is an illegitimate fascist regime.
2007-03-26 08:31:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 0⤋
Impropable, not impossible. The logistics of this question would require Iranian cooperation, which is unlikely.
Do you really trust the Iranian govt/ military more than the US/ UK's?
2007-03-26 08:36:43 · answer #5 · answered by james B 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
given that they were in Iraqi waters, conducting a mission to police Iraqi ports, no.
Iran did this before. They are flexing their muscle and seeing our response. Looking for weakness is what Iran does best.
2007-03-26 08:49:33 · answer #6 · answered by lundstroms2004 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sure thing skipper dog, and the holocaust never happened and we never landed on the moon and there are aliens at Area 51. Been reading the tabloids again haven't you?
2007-03-26 08:50:59 · answer #7 · answered by bob 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No; but I predicted the day it happened someone would blame those governments trying to accuse them of a "reichstag fire" type of incident.
2007-03-26 08:30:15 · answer #8 · answered by wizjp 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Another conspiracy theory for the masses eh?
No - is the easy and correct answer.
We won't go to war over 15 marines and sailors.
Not everything is a conspiracy.
2007-03-26 08:29:38 · answer #9 · answered by Blitzhund 4 · 6⤊ 1⤋
Dude, put down the crack pipe - get into the real world. There doesn't have to be some bizarre conspiracy for everything that happens.
2007-03-26 08:30:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, so now, Briton can declare war on Iran, and we can help them out...
Or, maybe Iran, did it because they really want a war...
why does there always have to be 3 sides of every story?
your side of the story, my side, and what actually happen.
2007-03-26 08:33:20 · answer #11 · answered by James R 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋