Do you believe that the British sailor confession were in fact coerced:?

Question

Or is the bravery under fire that we associate with the British army and navy just a value of the past? Just spoke to several of my Brit friends and there is a big debate going on over there. Many are disappointed that the sailors were so willing to "thank" their captors and confess to blame. These young people who volunteer for the military should think long and hard about the full nature of their committment. I was in the military and we learned name, rank and serial number if captured. True, no one can say with certainty what they would do under durress; however, watching these sailors laughing and thanking Amadinajad (sp) after they were let go made me sick. Any thoughts?

Answer 1

They acted like punks and not like sailors. If this is how we teach our military personnel to behave when captured, no wonder why we're losing in Iraq.
There was no reason for them to be laughing and smiling and appearing to be so happy while been held hostage. You don't see American soldiers taken hostage by foreign militaries acting liek that. When did this become an acceptable standard.

Answer 2

the reply is this: because really they're traitors. First, admitting guilt for being in Iran's territorial waters is a wide embarrassment for the British authorities. And at the same time as coercion became genuinely used it did not seem that any of the sailors were tortured. To be willingly filmed smoking a cigarette, wearing a gown (hajib etc..) that means assimilation, and explicitly (and falsely) admitting being in Iran's territorial waters is tantamount to being a prepared participant in enemy propaganda. Being a soldier contains taking tremendous negative aspects such as that of dropping your existence. those infantrymen' habit is an absolute embarrassment. Its confusing to imagine that those infantrymen had no experience of the diplomatic implications of their taped statements. a authentic soldier ought to have lengthy gone on starvation strike... ought to have refused to shake the Amanijad's hand...ought to have refused to cooperate altogether. this may have forced Iran into one in each and every of two moves liberating them and not using a propaganda coup or to easily kill them which may have led to exceptional condemnation and extra diplomatic isolation. both way Iran ought to have misplaced this conflict. extremely, Britain has been badly embarrassed by technique of the cowardice of its own troops at the same time as Amanijad has been emboldened and gained in kin acceptance. A worse effect is difficult to imagine. The question above asks why everybody ought to criticize such public confessions at the same time as the warriors were lower than danger of lack of life etc... My answer is this... being a soldier is about dealing with lack of life. it is what they're paid for and that is why we honor them. in case you are able to't take the nice and comfy temperature get the hell out of the kitchen.

Answer 3

If you were held captive in a land that likes to cut peoples heads off, you'd confess to
insulting the Easter Bunny.

They did the right thing. The days of name rank, serial ## are gone.

Answer 4

Coerced!

But I do believe that what they did was thought out, they gave away nothing stayed alive until diplomacy prevailed. I make no comment on their actions I was not there and have no idea what threats were made or their orders where on being taken. Neither does anyone else.

Lets just wait! glad there home safe.

Answer 5

Well i thought that they just announced those comments were faked during a press conference back in Great Britain. It was on the news and it showed the sailors themselves they also believed they were going to get executed

Answer 6

lets face it they were taken illegally by the Iranian's.at the end of the day it was just a publicity stunt by the Iranians who knew they were in the wrong.i was also in the army and told the same as you,but they are home now safe and well that's what counts

Answer 7

Well i guess things have changed since you were there------this enemy does not play by our rules---I have seen the mutilations and evidence of torture (I'm a nurse) the Arabs have done to our young men. I would rather they kiss all kinds of A** if it means they can come home with two legs,two arms,and one un-mutilated head.

Answer 8

I agree what they did to not engage but after capture they should have resisted more but those to survive instead. Luckily or surprisingly they we're freed and sent home. Debriefing them will be interesting to see what really happens; can't wait.

Answer 9

I think in those videos they had an Irainan with an AK-47 pointed at them right out of sight.

Answer 10

Had they fought back when initially captured we'd be at war with Iran right now. A war we are absolutely not prepared to fight.