Not even 24 hours has gone by since the Iranians have forcible taken 15 British naval men hostage and already Sky News is running a video clip from Rear Admiral Richard Cobbold suggesting these situation are usually resolved “peacefully” but at least he has sense enough to admit these things often don’t turn out as you expect.
Of course, this may be the reason why Iran repeats these kinds of scenarios without end. I mean, if your past experience teaches you that the repercussions of such actions are relatively inconsequential - why not? As Julius Caesar was once said to have remarked – fortune favors the bold.
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Julius Ceaser also spent more than half of his active military campaigns extrcating himself from his own mistakes (From J.F.C. Fuller, Julius Ceaser).
The British need to sink the next Iranian ship they see, without warning. Otherwise, you're right: Iran will never get the message.
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