War with iran?

Question

If Britain takes military strikes on Iran to gain our British Marines back would we have the backing of the USA, like we back them so many times??

Answer 1

Yes, of course. Military confrontation may be on the horizon.

In addition to the British frigate HMS Cornwall, there is a multi-national strike force in the Persian Gulf. Furthermore, there are British naval vessels stationed at the Diego Garcia atoll in the Indian ocean. The British Royal Navy may take action with its Special Boat Service (SBS) , the British Royal Navy's special forces unit. The service's motto is "By Strength and Guile". It forms part of the United Kingdom Special Forces, alongside the Special Air Service (SAS), Special Reconnaissance Regiment (SRR), and Special Forces Support Group (SFSG).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Boat_Service

Ready to assist are the American aircraft carrier strike group Bremerton-based aircraft carrier CVN-73 USS John C. Stennis (formerly in Indian Ocean), the American aircraft carrier strike group CVN-69 USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and the French nuclear carrier Charles de Gaulle and its task force are all in close appoximation in the Persian Gulf. A 3rd carrier group, the CVN-68 USS Nimitz, may also be in the Persian Gulf soon as it was scheduled for its WESTPAC07 deployment to replace the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower which was deployed December 2006.
http://www.debka.com/headline.php?hid=3961
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/navy/batgru-68.htm
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070330/pl_afp/usmilitaryirannavy_070330160111;_ylt=Annlx2.rLEDDrJgz9RYaNIcUewgF
The US may have deployed 4 or 5 carrier groups in the Persian Gulf
http://en.rian.ru/analysis/20070328/62741920.html
Hmmmmm
The big "E" CVN-65 Enterprise ready strike group
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/navy/batgru-65.htm
Maybe CVN-76 Reagan was deployed
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/navy/batgru-76.htm
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/where.htm
Maybe CVN-72 Lincoln?
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/navy/batgru-72.htm
Is CVN-77 Bush ready?
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/cvn-77.htm

More details about military options can be found here:
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/iran-strikes.htm

On Tuesday, March 27, 2007, the two US strike groups, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and the USS Stennis, along with guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam, conducted military exercises in the Persian Gulf. The participants included 15 warships and more than 100 aircraft..

Each carrier carries an air wing of F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornet fighter-bombers, EA-6B Prowler electronic warfare aircraft, S-3 Viking refueling and anti-submarine planes, and E-2C Hawkeye airborne command-and-control aircraft.

Also taking part were six guided-missile destroyers, the Anzio, Ramage, O'Kane, Mason, Preble and Nitze; the frigate Hawes; amphibious assault ships Boxer and Bataan; and the minesweepers Scout, Gladiator and Ardent.
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2007-03/28/content_838185.htm

The Isfahan plant is above ground, but Natanz is more than 50ft below and would require either a tactical nuclear missile or a conventional bunker-buster bomb to destroy it.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/iran/story/0,,1753223,00.html.

Iran's Shahab-3 ballistic missiles are capable of carrying a nuclear warhead and can be detonated by a remote-control device while still in high-altitude flight as electromagnetic pulse weapons - even one of which could knock out America's critical electrical and technological infrastructure, effectively sending the continental U.S. back to the 19th century with a recovery time of months or years. Iran will have that capability – at least theoretically – as soon as it has one nuclear bomb ready to arm such a missile
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=43956
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Answer 2

It depends on what happens.
Iran has put Britain in the same position as the US was with their hostages in the Carter era.Blair is in the same situation as Jimmy Carter was.What will he do?
If he attacks, he will probably have the full support of the US pentagon clique-they regard Iran as an obstacle to their victory in Iraq.Whether his friend and ally George Bush wants to get involved in another conflict is different matter though.
It depends on Iran's reaction to a British strike.
They may attack British bases in Iraq. If that happens the US would get involved to help their coalition partners.
The counter response would be an attack on American supply routes in the Persian Gulf.
If a big ship on either side gets sunk it could lead to total war.
If Britain chooses to negotiate, the Iranians could try the same tactic they used in the Carter era-they will hold the hostages for months.Blair would feel the political heat. Britain might be forced to pull back on its anti Iranian nuclear policy.
In this entire scenario Iran can only win, unless any of the powers,including Israel, decide to a use a severe conventional or tactical nuclear attack.
All in all a potentially explosive situation.

Answer 3

British and Americans really come together for a war - WW1 - WW2 - Korea - Gulf War 1 - Afghanistan - Invasion of Iraq - I think ground troops occupying islamic countries are not practical though - fighting terrorists takes up so much time - more special ops and raising arab forces to do the work under cover is better - air power is better. British and Americans get along well with war - It would be good to flatten Iran and castrate them so they they can never rise up again with nuclear power. While you are at it do the same to the Chinese so they cannot take all of our jobs

Answer 4

The way Iran have dealt with the hostage situation is disgusting but the Brit/US military is spread far too thinly over Iraq and Afghanistan at the moment to consider military action against Iran.

In saying that, I'm sure that the US would back Britain 100% if their chosen course of action was conflict.

Answer 5

It would not be Britain taking a military strike, but the military contractors wanting to get more money.

And yes, the same contractors work for the US military, and would want the payday increased even more. So then, there would be war with Iran.

But Iran's ally is China. Without any boots, hard hats, or other materiel that is produced there, this war would be a big mistake. When China backs up their ally, and the 5 million man Chinese army shows up, backed by nukes made with US technology sold to them by the Israelis, I don't know what will happen.

Better start learning Mandarin . . . .

Answer 6

britain strike with what only possible act we can do is nuke them but really do we want that

they will be realeased soon after iran have finished taking the piss

we will get our folks back then we will send in the sas on a mission to upset iran then deny all knowledge but they will know it was us

USA just dying for an excuse to bomb iran

dont forget though if we did anything

suicide bombings would be rife in london and all over the uk

its a diffrent world we live in today

why did our navy guys not fight the iranians if we were in international waters who was on watch

how can they take a warship and crewwith inflatable dingys

Answer 7

I would think so. But frankly I don't think the British leaders have to guts to take military action against the Iranians even though what the Iranians did is an act of war.

Answer 8

I believe it is possible. April 6 is a significant and rather fitting date for such a twisted, religious fanatical administration to instigate world war 3.
Here are some interesting events which also occured on April 6.

6 BC This day is believed by some Biblical scholars to be the actual date of the historical birth of Jesus Christ.
0610 Lailat-ul Qadar, the night the koran descended to Earth
1917 US declares war on Germany, enters World War I
1954 US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island
1955 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1957 USSR performs nuclear test (atmospheric tests)
1985 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site

Answer 9

why do so many people think that the UK cant go it alone?. our forces have been on active service almost constant since 1945. we have state of the art technology we have the best people (not enough of them) and we have the military cunning and experience to carry it out. however we have allies for a reason so i believe the us would back us up just as we have to them. we need not invade iran all we have to do is the soame as we did in kosova and bomb them on strategic points.

Answer 10

Backing? We will probably re-paint our fighter-bombers in British colors and do it for you. I think the current administration is chomping at the bit for an excuse to kick the crap out of Iran. I think Iran made a mistake in taking the British Naval prisoners. Nothing good will come of this.