Great post on Captain's Quarters by Ed Morrissey discussing our British cousin's lack of options on the 2007 version of the Iranian Hostage situation.
As usual, The Captain nails it on the head, this time with the comment:
"It may finally dawn on Britain that the failure to have an independent trade policy has hamstrung them politically and militarily. Iran attacked a British ship, and yet Britain cannot stop trading with Iran because Brussels controls their trade policies. When one gives up sovereignty, these are the consequences."
The EU stabbed Britain in the back on this one and leaves them only with effete diplomatic options. I believe in quiet diplomacy too. Sink an Iranian submarine or two. Hell, sink all of them. If they are submerged, no one will hear the explosion.
That's quiet, isn't it?
Best wishes to Captain Ed and his wife. For those 4 people in the conservative dimension of the blogosphere who didnt know, the First Mate just had a kidney transplant. Glad to hear things are going well.
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