Originally Posted By DAR <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090804/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iran_detained_americans;_ylt=AuR9lxJZ5oNCKsniYR.4IySs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTM5NzRobnJxBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkwODA0L2lyYW5fZGV0YWluZWRfYW1lcmljYW5zBGNwb3MDNARwb3MDMQRwdANob21lX2Nva2UEc2VjA3luX2hlYWRsaW5lX2xpc3QEc2xrA2lyYW5zYXlzM2RldA-" target="_blank">http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/200...zM2RldA-</a>- Iran says they're spies. The families say they're just adventurous. I say you could hike anywhere else in the world. But hopefully they will be returned safely to their families.
Originally Posted By barboy You see, you see what I'm talking about davewasbaloo? It's crap like that why I do not want to be connected to places like China, North Korea and the Islamic regimes. I don't want to speak their tongue and be under their governing system/be under the same political roof as them until they learn some basic human respect. Severing ties with thugs is the right approach, not hopping into bed with them thinking if we rub them the right way that they will see the light and come to their senses.
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 I say they are friggin retards and deserved to be captured. I hope we don't spend one ounce of energy trying to free these guys.... The State Department issues travel advisories for countries, and WOW, holy crap, Iran is on the do not travel list.... I have no sympathy for them, their families I do feel sorry for...
Originally Posted By DAR The inner city of Milwaukee at nighttime in the summer is on my "Do Not Travel" list.
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 The inner city of Milwaukee at nighttime in the summer is on my "Do Not Travel" list.<< It all comes down to common sense, and the American way of thinking is if I do something stupid and get into trouble, someone will bail me out... President Obama should basically hang them out to dry and let Iran deal with them... They may not be spies but they are stupid and America would be better off without them.
Originally Posted By beamerdog My son was warned by the Chinese NOT to hike in Tibet. Some people do, but they take their lives in their hands.
Originally Posted By retlawfan You don't travel all the way to the other side of the globe to go on an afternoon hike. Especially when you're a journalist. And you don't go hiking in unknown areas along a border of a war zone. And you don't go without a GPS to tell you where you are and how to get back. These people are not the brightest. And, if they are smart people, they are guilty of trying to enter the country illegally. Hopefully the Iranian government will use this as an attempt to "play nice" and release them quickly. I'm not holding my breath. Maybe Bill Clinton can stop by on his way home from North Korea.
