Iran Releases U.S. Sailors Accused of ‘Trespassing’

The New York Times ^ | 01/13/2016 | Thomas Erdbrink

[LostPassword]

I'd like to see Iran's media. I imagine it's something like

We (Iran) can say we won't follow the agreement that we didn't sign; test missiles in violation of the agreement; and even capture the great satan's soldiers; and the US is still giving us $150 billion. The Ayatollah is more powerful than Obama and Iran is more powerful than the US.

[B212]

in the day of GPS, missing a fuel resupply is not an accountable answer....

[wrench]

Agree. But could have been fault of either party. And could have been a Nav training mission. Who knows? One fact is we will never get the real story, whatever it is.

[wrench]

Another thought: Iran is using GPS spoofing to take out/interfere with our drones. Perhaps that little island with the Iran Navy base has a large GPS spoofing system installed ?

[don-o]

Source quotes Iran as claiming Marines apologized.

[don-o]

I’m seeing multiple articles that Iran saying they won’t release them soon.

Sad to say, FR is not on top of this story. Breaking side bar is a mess.

[LibWhacker]

Did Obama promise to crawl on his belly like a worm to Tehran dragging a sack full of 300 million apologies from America and another sack full of one trillion dollars in ransom money?

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

I don’t know if it is because if it were true Obama would be holding a press conference to take credit.

[armydawg505]

These Sailors were being held hostage while Obama was telling Congress and the world we are the strongest military in the world. How can one man be such a liar and sleaze?

[Flintlock]

I wonder what REALLY happened.

Dollars to doughnuts this ain’t the story.

[CorporateStepsister]

Iran and the US are still legally at war with one another. So really, this is rather surprising that it was so quick, but like I said, they’re likely eager for sanctions to end. Of course, the last thing they need is another incident. Until the state of war between our countries has ended, there will be hostages and others held. Same with North Korea, they’re always ready to hold certain citizens under any pretext and since the US is in a state of war with NK, there’ll still be random arrests.

[metmom]

Maybe I should hold some hostages......

[austinaero]

I wonder if Obama Inc had the US Navy ‘deliver’ something to Iran. Possibly not even the sailors on board were in on it...?

This whole situation has a smell to it.

[xzins]

Not to be too hard on these guys, but they’re not supposed to get captured.

I’m not too hard on them, because I’d like to see if it was staged.

[cymbeline]

“Never made the hookup, and one boat ran out of fuel.”

Why didn’t the other boat tow the disabled boat?

Likely we’ll hear more about what happened in future reporting.

[Blue Turtle]

[Timber Rattler]

This is what Obama's Middle East policy looks like...

[central_va]

Fricken’ humiliating.

[central_va]

Look for a major GITMO release - soon.

[C210N]

This is what Obama's Middle East policy looks like...

He just sets the example.