Friking Wanker, that is exactly what is wrong with the losers, and their leaders running the military today

Now, please can you imagine, your Commander in Chief fighting off the Iranians, I sure as hell wouldn't hold my breath waiting, or you'll would be dead. He's only good at killing or brutalizing those that can't fight back to protect themselves US naval chief: Our troops would have fought off Iranians

Published: Thursday April 5, 2007

The US naval chief said Thursday he thought US military personnel would have fought against Iranian forces and not been taken prisoner as were 15 recently freed Britons.

Asked if a situation like the one faced by the British sailors and marines who were just released after being held by Tehran could have happened to US sailors, Admiral Michael Mullen, chief of Naval operations told CNN television: "My expectation is that American sailors are never seized in a situation like that.

"Individuals and units are guided by the right of self-defense, they don't have to ask permission to take action to protect themselves. And they go into operations like this, and missions like this, with that understanding," he said.

Fifteen British naval personnel held by Iran for 13 days flew home to emotional welcomes Thursday at the end of a standoff that British Prime Minister Tony Blair said had been resolved without "any deal."

But there were questions amid the celebrations, after Tehran said it had received an apology from Britain, a key demand it made for releasing the seven marines and eight sailors.

The Britons were flown by two military helicopters to a military base in Devon, southwest England, after arriving on a scheduled British Airways flight from Tehran at London's main Heathrow airport.

The 14 men and one woman looked relaxed and were seen smiling and hugging each other in the sunshine outside the officers' mess at Royal Marines Base Chivenor, before being reunited with their families.

The standoff over whether the Britons were in Iranian waters further damaged ties between Tehran and the West already frayed by Iran's nuclear program and sent world oil prices to a seven month high.

The Chief of Naval Operations is the senior military officer of the Department of the Navy.