“It’s pointing out the hypocrisy of demanding that others put their lives at risk while sitting comfortably and safely behind a keyboard.”
Hypocrisy? You mean when Derb was captured by the Iranians he punked out? Learn the definition of “Hypocrit”.
The word you want to use but have no evidence for is “coward”. So go with the usual “chickenhawk”.
Meantime consider this: If you or England or America (or anyone) think you can change the historicaliy advisable conduct for soldiers to something more ‘sensitive’ or ‘thoughtful’ you WILL find yourself on the business end of a bayonet one day. If that ISN’T true then thousands of years worth of warriors were suicidal morons.
If you choose dishonor over war you will get BOTH(Churchill). Iran is in a declared war with the West. It doesn’t really matter if the West makes believe that have a choice in the matter because they don’t.
The victory that Iran takes from the feckless and weak and cowardly performance of the last few days gaurantees that Iran will escalate the declared war.
There's nothing in the posted article that talks about him being captured by the Iranians. If you are making the claim that he was captured, then provide proof of same.
If you choose dishonor over war you will get BOTH
Is it honorable to disregard orders and training? Is surrendering in the first place honorable (which current information indicates they were ordered to do).
Personally, I would have preferred the Brits start bombing and not stop until the hostages were released. But this author makes a judgment on what these individuals should have done without knowing them, what their specific orders were for after they were captured, or what they went through while being held captive.