"You ARE an antagonistic b**ch. No one could fake it like that."

Thanks, heric. I have now been redeemed. I must admit I enjoy being anonyomous on the internet because I can, in fact, say things that I would never say face to face. Men have several methods of silencing women when women say things men don't want to hear.

I don't want a war over this any more than anyone else. In this case, I think that Iran has felt sufficiently threatened in the last year or so to be alarmed by the presence of the British Navy so close to their shores. We see a similar reaction when human beings are bullied and threatened on a personal level. The victim will often let the rage build to a point of boiling over and doing something that is unexpected and it is usually harmful. Do I need to give examples?

There seems to be an inability for many on this forum to be able to put the shoe on the other foot. Do you think Iran has been immune to what is happening in Iraq? Don't you think it would be frightening if a war was raging in the country next to you? Don't you think you would ally yourself with people who shared a common language and religion? Why would you expect anything else?

What I don't want to see is Britain trying to prove they are 'right' by killing and maiming innocent, Iranian citizens. It is so much easier to swallow your pride and negotiate a release than getting all puffed up and starting a war. Whats the point?