Time for Action Against Iran

For all those who have considered that Iran should be believed when they tell the UN that they have no interest in developing a nuclear weapon programme, recent events should dispell such naiive thoughts. Despite clear evidence to the contrary, Iran has denied an act of international piracy in Iraqi waters and captured 15 UK sailors and marines.

The way that Blair's government has put these 15 servicemen, and servicewoman, in this position again shows blatant disregard for the lives of our sailors, soldiers and airmen. That goes without saying. As does the EU's and UN's lack of support. This shows just how irrelevent these organisations have become, in protecting the interests of it's members.

The government, having denied HMS Cornwall, and the 15 kidnapped, to defend themselves against yet another act of Iranian aggression now has an immediate duty to obtain their release and display to the Iranian government that such acts will no longer be tolerated. This includes acts of aggression against the British Army in southern Iraq. If not, the world has been told that the UK will no longer defend it's interests and can act with impunity against this country's citizens.