Iran and the Released Sailors

Scaredy-cats

Today in my school's newspaper I read about the US sailors who were taken into custody and detained by the government of Iran when they sailed into Iranian waters. They were released within 18 hours, and were fed, given blankets, and not beaten or tortured in any way. They did make them apologize for trespassing and film it, then broadcasting it around the country, but honestly... that didn't hurt anything more than their pride.

And yet republican senators are taking this opportunity to tell us all how the Iran Deal has failed, how we must immediately start a war with them to show them who's boss.

What i'd like to know is what the US republicans would have done if the situation were reversed? Or what they think the Iranian government should have done instead? Should they have let a foreign nation's military vessel just sail on through their waters, should they have scooted over in a boat and offered them danish pastries and coffee and provided a welcome committee? Of course not. Now, I'm not saying they handled it properly, but what do I know about foreign politics...

All I can say is that I don't understand why everyone is so surprised. It's not like the US and Iran have been on the best terms for the last 10 years or so... You can't expect a nation that has been virtually threatened with being obliterated with nuclear bombs if they try to construct their own to suddenly trust that the USA has their best interests at heart. 

There are decades of bad will and history between the two nations and they are not about to become best buds just because they've agreed to try and work together for the first time. The fact that they detained military personnel is not a crime, especially as they were treated well and were returned promptly and without harm.

I'm just disgusted by the way the republican party constantly tries to not only demonize everything that Obama does internationally, but also continues to incite fear and hatred of foreign people and nations.