British captives...ashamed or not.?

Question

It seems as soon as the captives reached friendly soil people started criticizing the way they handled themselves during the entire ordeal. I've never been in that situation, but I'm not sure anyone should risk dying just to save a little face. I probably would have "confessed" and apologized too.

Answer 1

I think it's easy to say what people should/should not do when you're sitting at home or at a comfortable tv studio. People who do that (judge others without being in their place) really annoy me.

Answer 2

I firmly believe they were wrong in making the filmed confessions. By doing it they risked execution with Iran using the confessions as justification.

Then what? Would U.K. invade with or without allied assistance? In that event the would the whole Arab world come to Iran's assistance. They were wrong to put themselves and their country in that position.

Having said that, I wonder what, if any, training they received prior to being in 'Harms Way'.. While true, you can't give total Resistance to the captor; you also don't give him total control. Their training should have prepared them to deny the enemy total credibility. Emphasis on 'Total'.

Conversely any negative statements prior to their release would have been used to demoralize them and break them down further. So I think the Brit's and the UK Media played that very well.

In any event we weren't there and don't know their circumstances or motivations. Those who do know are responsible for follow-up and ensure if there is fault, it will be used to improve the captives position; because it will happen again.

Answer 3

Yes, many people would confess and apologize if they thought it would help them to gain some favor with their captors.

But if you fail to "successfully resist," for lack of a better term, you're playing right into the hands of your captors.

Do people resist to save face? Oh, yes ... Many surely have. See my link which pertains to an "American Experience" program entitled, "Return with Honor." If you'd rather not buy it, see if you can find and borrow a copy from your local library.

Watch it and learn why you must resist, what can happen if you do resist, and how these brave servicemen fought with all their might ... and didn't surrender their will to resist until they just couldn't take it any more.

Answer 4

Been waiting to reply to this question all day,yet for some reason i could no longer see the specific's defence correspondent's record over the internet.I even have seen it now even regardless of the shown fact that I even have been listening to comparable thoughts for a on an analogous time as. So assuming that's the fact in what's happening every physique who condones it merits to be shot imprisoned tortured or perhaps if as this heavily isn't precise.How can every physique born in this united states who has grown up with British toddlers as a British citizen ,properly-known the British way of existence (or a minimum of each and every thing given to them with the help of way of the conventional of existence afforded to them with the help of British society) pass to a different united states to kill their own people.via fact if we actually do stay in a multicultural Britain that's the final factor that would desire to be happening. How can a individual who's waiting to kill British electorate in yet another united states no longer be arranged to kill British electorate in Britain.Its time for the mummy's father's brother's and sister's of those people to act interior the activity of their observed united states and handle this sorry situation ,even the affection affair our legislators have with you could not final now we are at this point.

Answer 5

Let the Hero shoot their crap,they are all liars, they pick the young to go because they don't think as much.Some want to be heros they don't last long.Only the thinker lives on to fight if he must,the longer you last the better your chances are.those that worry to much about losing face loseass .They was told to surrender that is for sure.If I was in a situation like that being older I will do what is best for me,and I would volunter that bush is a bigass and insane.

Answer 6

Ive never been a pow , but imagine if after they took your id or whatever . And they threatened to find your family and harm them, would you have "confessed"? Not inclining that they are in the right, but just a thought.

Answer 7

Not ashamed as the British government is!

It turns out that they have "actually" (and illegally) invaded Iranian waters after all on a subterfuge mission--then tried to cover it up, by making it look like they were in Iraqi waters all the time.

Answer 8

I would like to say I would have held out longer, but I don't know what they were faced with.

I'll form my opinion when the whole story comes out.

Answer 9

It's not dying they are afraid off.
It's the torture.
Have you heard of sawing off one's head on live TV?
That's what they were afraid of.

I say they did the right thing by biding their time.

Answer 10

your missing the point that the soldiers swore allegiance to Britain and were there to defend her but instead they were captured by Iran and instead of denouncing Iran they praised Iran , they should be tried for treason .