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I read a post at the Blue Star Chronicles that in my estimation was possibly a little harsh on Britain for their response so far to Iran capturing 15 members of their Navy and Marine forces in a dispute over whether or not they were in Iranian waters when apprehended.

I resisted posting a comment at the time in favor of contemplating the situation longer in hopes of presenting a better response than is usually available with a knee jerk reaction. I am quite favorably impressed with Britain over these many years as relates to their government’s support of our government. Most notably this impression has its roots in the Reagan and Thatcher years of the eighties. And it continued with President Bush 43 and PM Tony Blair.

With the recent report of a sort of survey of other countries and their respective attitudes toward the US, I only remember an unqualified support from Poland and possibly Britain was on the list. In any event, while I still feel it is premature to bash Britain over their handling of the current Iran problem, this report from VOA News only serves to delay reevaluating my opinion as there appears to be no concrete evidence that they are truly buckling to this expected intimidation from Iran.

And considering the results lately in this country as regards our so-called Congressional leadership and Iraq, etc., I do not know that we should feel so comfortable in our own response as a nation in terms of foreign affairs and national defense and security.

Stanford Matthews
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Britain Calls for Peaceful, Quick Resolution to Crisis with Iran

By VOA News
31 March 2007 Britain’s foreign secretary says London wants the crisis over Tehran’s seizure of 15 British naval personnel resolved peacefully and as soon as possible.

Speaking on the sidelines of a European Union summit in Germany Saturday, Margaret Beckett said Britain wants to be told where the sailors and marines are being held and given access to them.

In London, British officials say they have responded to a letter received from Iran Thursday concerning the incident. They did not reveal the contents of the letter, which is believed to be the first written communication between the two nations since the crisis began March 23.

Meanwhile, Iran’s ambassador to Moscow has denied he said the British personnel could be placed on trial for entering Iranian waters. Gholam-Reza Ansari told Iran’s official news agency that Tehran had begun a legal investigation into the incident, but his comments on Russian television Friday had been poorly translated.

Earlier reports quoted Ansari as saying it was possible the British personnel could be punished if convicted for illegally entering Iranian waters.

Britain says the naval personnel were in Iraqi waters when they were overwhelmed by a larger force from Iran’s Revolutionary Guards. Tehran says they illegally entered Iranian waters when they were picked up in the disputed Shatt al-Arab waterway between Iran and Iraq.

The United Nations Security Council has expressed “grave concern” about the detention, and called for an early resolution to the standoff.

Some information for this report was provided by Reuters.

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