Re. British sailors selling their stories, what do you think now ultraliberal apologists for all bad behavior?

Question

I was widley criticized on these boards for even hinting that the actions of the captured British sailors were not in keeping with the norms for proper conduct under enemy capture. No matter, that I myself have a military background, have been in combat and never in my posts said mean things nor used words like cowardly etc., only such words as inappropirate behavior for them to smile and laugh with the Iranian president and to admit wrong-doing on camera and to thank the Iranians for their gracious captivity, and to take home t shirts and bags of pistachio nuts from Iran. Can it get much cheesier? Now it comes to light that these same sailors have just sold their stories to the tabloids for half a million bucks. I am sure the left winger apologists will still find reason to fault my logic. Yes, I will be told these poor brave souls were not breast fed as infants, were scolded by their superiors or yelled at by their mothers and therefore, one can not expect more from them.

Answer 1

I hate to admit it, but I do not understand todays world anymore.

Answer 2

I think it'sdespicable that this whole saga has taken on the significance of a Reality show. Now we are going to read the account of their capture as though it were a housemate ejected Big Brother. To me it lacks dignity.

When you consider that so many brave men and wmen have been killed in combat and will never get the chance to tell their story, many more thousands have been maimed for life and we will never here their story thought it is far more important.

The irony of this whole silly fiasco is that we the public will never hear the real truth, never be told what actually went on behind the scene. What the phone calls were all all about, the exchanges, the release of prisoners on both sides.

The scripted hype this lot will churn out for money will bear no relevance to what really happened.

Answer 3

Hold your horses. With respect I do find reason to fault your logic here.
Britain's Ministry of Defence has allowed this selling of stories because it is the Western way of fighting back in the propoganda war against Iran. The sailors and marines will of course cast Iran in a bad light and the free press is being used to do this. I think it's a good thing.

Answer 4

I don't know what the perfect and right solution would be, but I do think it is important to remember that these sailors and marines are not our enemies, whether or not they made mistakes. I am inclined to think they did all right, but I am not a military person and there is much I don't know.
As for their selling their stories, once the MoD gave permission, it becomes almost mandatory. The public rightly wants to know what happened, and it is better that it come from those directly involved than from second- and third-hand sources.

Answer 5

Those British sailors didn't behave like prisoners of war are supposed to, but when did Britain and Iran officially go to war with one another?
If things had gone differently, this could have started a war; maybe that is why you are so angry.