Reply #16: The Big(ger) Picture

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An Iranian General "disappears". Later it is found that he "defected" to the "Coalition" (meaning the price WAS right). And what does the Iranian General bring with him? Military strategies and maps. Admittedly his location is not known at this moment, but it can be safely surmised, he's "contributing" to the "Coalition" and its military.

So, who would know better about Iranian territory, esp. with respect to waterways? Yep. The General knows how far non-Iranian military can venture before Iran would have to intervene for trespass at best, incremental invasion at worst. British troops advised how far to venture toward Iran with the expectation they will be confronted, "captured", and an international incident created. At this point, with Bushco running out of time (666 days until his scheduled exit, not to mention Blair later this spring) and trying to "start" something with Iran to "justify" another military "exercise", this incident is not at all a surprise except for its crude and obvious maneuver.