[Christopher Lincoln]

I hope this is not true, because it is surely madness. In response to the taking of hostages by Iran, the U.K. would give the Iranian government the opportunity to take another hostage - a "senior Royal Navy officer", no less.

[KJC1]

My concern as well, yet another hostage opportunity.

[lexington minuteman 1775]

The sun has finally set on the British Empire!

[ClearCase_guy]

a face-saving plan

The mullahs will enjoy seeing senior Royal Navy officers grovel. They can call their friends in Argentina and let them know that they're in for a treat.

[StuLongIsland]

Is this Officer going to come there on his knees? Geez, how embarrassing.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Oh, how the mighty have fallen.

WWII Royal Navy: http://www.naval-history.net/WW2CampaignRoyalNavy.htm

Today’s Royal Navy: http://www.kommersant.com/p-9803/r_530/British_Navy/

[HeartlandOfAmerica]

So, without looking, is he a commander, or a commodore?

This is old news by now.

[Liberty Valance]

Have you thought about using the train instead?

[Cringing Negativism Network]

OK that’s it.

The time has come, in this day of the “Vag_na Monologues”, the day of liberal women preaching about womanhood in the most irritating way possible, for the one, and the only reasonable response:

UNAPOLOGETIC TESTOSTERONE.

Deal with it.

[pawdoggie]

I know this thing sounds like a prearranged “done deal”, but I still have ten bucks that says the Iranians won’t release the 15 servicemembers without a more fulsome “apology” (and maybe not even then).