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Submitted by John Sinclair, Mar 29, 2007 03:07

Over 90% of the world at large think the USA is wrong to be involved in Iraq, over 90% of the world think Israel has no right to interfere in the West bank and Gaza (indeed a huge proportion think Israel has no legitimacy as a state whatsoever). Given these facts, and they are facts, why oh why would we in the UK want to become more like either of these two states? And before you readers bleat on about how ungrateful these Europeans are remember you in the USA are nothing more than failed Europeans who had to be dragged kicking and screaming into two world wars, ....... you generally don't have to be dragged into escapades against badly armed far smaller countries right enough. Let's be realistic, Iran has enough weapons put by to cause the USA and Israel an awful lot of bother and I think the time for diplomacy is over as your writer suggests but I don't think either the USA or Israel are going to get the better of it this time. There is an old saying, those who live by the sword will die by the sword, ........ I think it comes from some holy book called the bible. It is long past time that the USA started to back Christian ideas rather than back Israeli agendas by piling up dead Americans in foreign lands, ..... that just happen to have oil. And has no-one ever had the scary thought that if the USA, with every scientist the Europeans could muster to give them, could produce a bomb within five years from material from reactors built in university basements. That the Iranians might already have a bomb and are just suckering you in? You couldn't blame them if New York was nuked and you were telling the world you were treating them like this to PREVENT them getting a bomb. They would have a cast iron alibi, ...... YOUR security services reports saying they were at least five years away from getting one. I think you should take more care when it comes to Iran, ........ they are a clever people, and let's face it Americans in general aren't very clever people from the evidence of recent past history.

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Okay, so the Iranians have 1. "Kidnapped" British sailors 2. May be physcially abusing and humiliating them 3. Are likely to stage a... [MORE]	matt	Mar 29, 2007 21:45
What would Lord Nelson say: "England expects that every man will do his duty ..." Duty, honor, we once knew what... [MORE]	Jason Pappas	Mar 29, 2007 12:42
As an Australian living in London I've watched this circus for the last few years with sad amusement: A president... [MORE]	Karajaal	Mar 29, 2007 12:36
I'm inclined to agree entirely. As an Englishman, I too am stunned that our brave troops are sent to operate... [MORE]	Andrew Morgan	Mar 29, 2007 04:41
Well, you certainly have THIS American's support, and just about every other American I have talked with as well. It... [MORE]	Chris Kennedy	Mar 29, 2007 09:52
why is the british government sending our armed forces to quite rightly help with the war on terror with one... [MORE]	Colin slade	Mar 29, 2007 04:39
Daniel Johnson needs to realize that he is fighting armchair warfare of a past era. Gunboat diplomacy was a bully... [MORE]	jim	Mar 29, 2007 04:30
Jim, please get a clue. Appeasement is not the first word in the "A" section of the dictionary, nor the... [MORE]	John	Mar 29, 2007 08:02
It is sickening to here this phrase: "UN mandate". US and Briton defied UN and world openion and attack IRAQ.... [MORE]	Rehmat Kundi	Mar 29, 2007 03:56
Why are we (as an international community) pacifying the school-yard bullies of the world? There is no excuse for the... [MORE]	D Smith	Mar 29, 2007 03:41
The business of war is a serious human tragedy. People die following decisions taken by leaders, thousand and thousands of... [MORE]	JJ	Mar 29, 2007 03:41
what was the hms cornwall doing to protect there people doesnt radar pick up from distance approaching unidentified boats a... [MORE]	gray tom	Mar 29, 2007 03:28
First off, Would the British have opened fire, the 4 Iranian boats equipped with Machine Guns and Rocket Launchers would... [MORE]	HELLBENT	Mar 29, 2007 03:25
Your article assumes a simple but questionable preface - that the American way is the right way. The British do... [MORE]	clive davis	Mar 29, 2007 03:18
Over 90% of the world at large think the USA is wrong to be involved in Iraq, over 90% of...	John Sinclair	Mar 29, 2007 03:07
You want us to behave more like Israelis, where shall we start ?Lets try running roughshod over neighbouring countries human... [MORE]	Andrew	Mar 29, 2007 02:58
Another intelligent suggestion by Daniel Johnson published in the NY Sun. Perhaps Iran should also give the US/Britian an ultimatum to... [MORE]	Amin	Mar 29, 2007 02:42
"President Bush does not want a showdown with Iran until he is ready for one" Excuse me, of course he does!... [MORE]	Jim Eaton	Mar 29, 2007 02:37
Mr Johnson has definitely struck paydirt on his grasp of the situation. I honestly doubt we will see any... [MORE]	John Cogswell	Mar 29, 2007 02:25
Total rubish and propaganda to support war with Iran. The waters where the Brits were captured are very close to... [MORE]	Misha Goldsmith	Mar 29, 2007 02:24
Let us not forget that incoming president-elect ronnie reagan conducted secret talks with the hostage-takers and others and struck a deal... [MORE]	tucanofulano	Mar 29, 2007 02:23
I suggest gung-ho people like you should not be in the news making or opinion business. Because of stupidities and... [MORE]	Malik	Mar 29, 2007 02:23
I was just wondering all of you Islamist apologists, where is you indignation when Muslims force their religious values on... [MORE]	PRO USA	Mar 29, 2007 12:54
The failure to automatically answer this IMPORTANT question is ALWAYS present in popular news media, so I ask: "on the... [MORE]	illya	Mar 29, 2007 02:19
At the same time, a BBC journalist is a hostage in Gaza. It is all jihad. [MORE]	Richard	Mar 29, 2007 10:20
where is the International Red Cross to condem the Iranians over lack of access to these POW??where is Amnesty International... [MORE]	xzavier brown	Mar 29, 2007 01:51

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