Friday, April 06, 2007
"Fighting back was not an option."
"Fighting back was not an option."
That's what the British marines who were held hostage in Iran said during a post-release press conference. They were outmanned and outgunned, and the Iranians had them surrounded. Forgetting that history is chock full of episodes in which determined soldiers fought and won despite overwhelming odds against them, the Brits ... gave up.
Somewhere, Sir Winston Churchill is gritting his teeth.
"We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air. We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing-grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills. We shall never surrender!"
-- Prime Minister Winston Churchill, 4 June 1940, following the evacuation of British and French armies from Dunkirkas the German tide swept through France
That's what the British marines who were held hostage in Iran said during a post-release press conference. They were outmanned and outgunned, and the Iranians had them surrounded. Forgetting that history is chock full of episodes in which determined soldiers fought and won despite overwhelming odds against them, the Brits ... gave up.
Somewhere, Sir Winston Churchill is gritting his teeth.
"We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air. We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing-grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills. We shall never surrender!"
-- Prime Minister Winston Churchill, 4 June 1940, following the evacuation of British and French armies from Dunkirkas the German tide swept through France
# posted by Joltin' Django @ Friday, April 06, 2007 
