The Brits’ weakness
The whole British/Iranian hostage affair was embarrassing for our allies, the Brits. What Iran did was an act of war, and the world let them get away with it. I would hope that if U.S. Marines were kidnapped, they would at least have defended themselves, and not been so quick to praise the “nice” and “kind” Iranians.
The British soldiers groveling to the Iranian thugs was a pathetic spectacle. The West had better get its act together and stand up to these people, or we will only embolden them.
Furthermore, what is with Western women having to wear a head covering when they visit Iran? We are “intolerant” when we require Muslim women here to uncover their faces for their driver licenses. Why do we show so much respect for their culture when our women go abroad, but they show so little for ours when they come here?
Here is a good sampling of opinion on the matter: