Peace in our time!
“Iran to build a statue of captured US sailors,” by Ahmed Vahdat, Telegraph, March 18, 2016:
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard is planning to build a statue of the US sailors who were captured in Iranian waters earlier this year, a senior officer said.
The provocative proposal is likely to cause outrage in the US and be seized on by Republicans opposed to President Barack Obama’s nuclear agreement with Iran.
Commander Ali Fadavi, the head of the Guard’s naval forces, said the monument of the surrendering Americans would be a “tourist attraction”.
“There are very many photographs of the major incident of arresting US Marines in the Persian Gulf in the media and we intend to build a symbol out of them inside one of our naval monuments,” he told Iran’s Defense Press news agency.
The capture of the 10 US sailors in January was hailed by hardliners in Tehran as a victory over the US and presented as proof that Iran was still resisting America despite the nuclear deal.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, said the arrest of the sailors was “God’s deed” and presented medals to the Iranians involved….

No Fear says
How about a statue of Ayatollah Khomeini marrying a ten year girl.
Myrtle Linder says
Marrying children should be considered criminal anywhere in the world.. A ten year old has no idea, whatsoever what she are doing when marrying.
Sandra Lee Smith says
She doesn’t do so by her choice; but by parental decree!
paul says
But they won’t marry him if they get older.
خَليفة says
They just got some billions of dollars, let them waste their money – this shows what kind of priorities they have as a nation, something we should be concerned about.
dwight hogg says
they will eventually have the bomb and all out war with Israel is inevitable – they are a nation and religion of incalculable evil and hatred.
Gungading says
Dwight………I’d love to see the Iranian people overthrow the douche bags that are their rulers..
WorkingClassPost says
God is Love
No Fear says
God is the universe.
Sandra Lee Smith says
Not hardly! He CREATED the universe, which can’t contain Him!
No Fear says
Assuming that you are correct and God does exist, can God create a rock which is too heavy for him to lift?
Sandra Lee Smith says
Nope, He’s omnipotent, as well as omniscient, and omnipresent. Where would He put it, if He could?
billybob says
I happen to like the the point of view of the comment you responded to, “God is the universe.” I have my own little theory of cosmology. In the beginning, there was nothing but God. Then he blew himself up in the Big Bang and eventually became every atom, molecule, blade of grass, bird in the sky, and you and I. We are all pieces of God. We are all one. We have our physical being and our spiritual being, which is transcendent. There’s more, but that is enough of a revelation for you for now…
Sandra Lee Smith says
Sorry, but no; we are created (molded) in His image, and infused with a bit of His Spirit, because He breathed life into each of us; but we are NOT “pieces of Him” He is still His totality, and bigger than anything this universe has to offer. To try to incorporate evolution is to deny His reality and power and thus, Who He really is.
djphoenix says
Go ahead and make such a statue while we draw cartoon images of the prophet.
More Ham Ed says
More cartoons!
More ham!
Gungadin says
LOVE THAT IDEA !!
Angemon says
Is Putin invited for the grand opening ceremony?
The Oracle says
Putin turned down the invite, he’ll be to busy destroying ISIS and McCains Marauders in Syria.
Angemon says
That’s a funny way to spell “turning tail before getting dragged into another Afghanistan”, but hey, whatever helps you sleep better at night.
The Oracle says
Time will tell. Let me know how crow tastes.
Angemon says
Not sure if you’re keeping up with the news, comrade Oracle:
https://www.rt.com/news/335565-russia-start-withdrawal-syria/
The Oracle says
Thanks for the link. It looks like I nailed it when Don Spillman wanted our opinion on Russia’s military downsizing in Syria.
Angemon says
No problem, “oracle” – I even went through the trouble of specifically picking Russia Today, the Russian government’s propaganda tool, so you wouldn’t accuse me of anti-Russian bias.
Angemon says
BTW, “oracle”, where exactly was that you gave your opinion to Don Spillman? Not necessarily the exact post, but at least the topic.
linnte says
To hell with those guys! We know how good our Navy is. It will just make them look like idiots. Hahahaha! I am proud of our service men and women, even if I disagree with us being over there.
Hope says
If they can kill us over a cartoon, I say we carpet bomb them over a statue.
خَليفة says
Or bomb the well the 12th imam is occulted in.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_al-Mahdi#Hidden_Life
3000 fake Mahdis in prison in Iran in 2012
Sandra Lee Smith says
Good idea! Great link, BTW.
Dennis says
Let the morons build any tourist attraction they want. They should build one for all of the stupid Iranians who believe in Mohammed. How about a new Mecca or Medina?
Vae Victis says
Will it show the sailors crying?
خَليفة says
A fountain? Can they spare water for a fountain? Maybe use oil, or sand – that would be something to see.
Charli Main says
Is this the best ” victory” the Iranians can find to celebrate ???? The ” capture ” of American sailors, who would have been under strict orders not to cause an international incident by fighting back.????
These hybrid Arab Iranians are laughable clowns !!!!!!!!
Dick Bulova says
I recall a trip to Cairo, Egypt a few years ago. During the Yom Kippur Was in 1973, the surprise attach by the Egyptian Army made notable advances for several days before the Israelis were able to mobilize, stop and push them back, kept only from annihilating them by pressure from the U.S. The Egyptians have a museum in Cairo celebrating those first few days as a glorious Muslim victory over Israel, with no mention of what subsequently happened. I felt sorry for them in their pathetic pride.
gravenimage says
Grimly hilarious, Dick.
K. says
What outrage, stomp with your feet and cry? If there is no willpower to deal with such belligerence in the only obvious way to deliver the message, then there is nobody but oneself to blame.
More Ham Ed says
“The provocative proposal is likely to cause outrage in the US and be seized on by Republicans opposed to President Barack Obama’s nuclear agreement with Iran.”
https://countingdownto.com/countdown/obama-out-of-office-20-january-2017-countdown-clock
(fyi the link is considered safe by norton safe web “Norton Safe Web found no issues with this site.”)
brian464 says
Before the advent of Islam, 100% of mankind sinned ( Adam and Eve ) and 1/4 of mankind of terrorized and murdered ( Cain terrorized and murdered Abel )
The world has improved since then since we do not see 100% of mankind in sin and a 1/4 of mankind murdered
FOR DETAILS ABOUT NON-MILITANT INTERVENTIONIST POLICIES AS A MUCH BETTER ALTERNATIVE TO PROFIT DRIVEN WARS OR CONFLICTS:
http://worldpeacethroughworldwidedisarmament.blogspot.com/2013/07/911-attacks-could-have-been-prevented.html
Sandra Lee Smith says
Not so; 100% of humans are still born into and live in sin; only those who are covered under the shed blood of Jesus Christ and strive to avoid sin as much as they can are any different; but even we who are still sin too; we just deal with the sins appropriately. Only after Jesus returns will that change!
The killing and destruction and harm however, has been ameliorated among those living under Jesus’ blood; because He taught us better ways, which we strive to follow.
Angemon says
brian464 posted:
“Before the advent of Islam, 100% of mankind sinned ( Adam and Eve ) and 1/4 of mankind of terrorized and murdered ( Cain terrorized and murdered Abel )”
OK, going by your account, when islam came into existence there were only 4 people in the world: Adam, Eve, Cain and Abel. Where was muhammad in this narrative?
“FOR DETAILS ABOUT NON-MILITANT INTERVENTIONIST POLICIES AS A MUCH BETTER ALTERNATIVE TO PROFIT DRIVEN WARS OR CONFLICTS:”
How is that working out for Crimea? Or ISIS?
338Lapua says
Hasn’t Crimea been part of Russia decades longer than the USA has owned California?
Wasn’t it transferred to Ukraine by Khrushchev thinking it would always be part of the Soviet Union.
Help me out Angemon.
Angemon says
Man, pro-Kremlin troll are busy today.
“Hasn’t Crimea been part of Russia decades longer than the USA has owned California?”
Huh, so what? Oh, wait, you’re just assuming I’m American and trying to use some sort of asinine, unrelated, blatantly false comparison.
“Wasn’t it transferred to Ukraine by Khrushchev thinking it would always be part of the Soviet Union.”
Citation needed.
duh_swami says
Other than childish gloating, I don’t see the point…but whatever turns them on…
Jerry says
Wow, who’d of thought such a small victory could be such a source of pride for the iranians. They must set a low bar for their military if this is worth some statues. What else can we expect from a bunch of women beaters?
DemMadMoeLovers says
Is anyone at all surprised at another Iranian insult being handed America as a result of the deft negotiating skills of “useful idiot Obama” and his bacha-bazi chanting of “Islam is peace”. And was that Kerry’s voice that I heard saying, “Oops, I think you dropped your ‘Death to America’ sign – let me bend over again and pick that up for you”.
jewdog says
They’re doing this in order to ensure that everybody understands clearly, that when someone says that Iran is backward and ignorant, that it is not just a frivolous claim. Very prudent.
Florida Jim says
This is the history of Islam they want to rub the noses of their enemies in the crud to show their hatefulness and power they have done this many, many times they tried in the 9-22 Mosque, Arab history shows how foul they truly are.Obama does this to Republican think of Ryan think of Bergdahl Obama thinks like a muslim, Obama quacks like a Muislim fill in the dots.
Andrew Halmay says
Building a monument? That shows them for the little third world backwater that they are, particularly in their own eyes. Getting away with that little naval incident makes them feel like big boys. It was not a good idea to let them get away with it. I recall the Iron Lady of the U.K. responding immediately to the Argentinians who decided to grab a couple of unimportant islands. She had the British Navy there in a blink of an eye and the Argentinians got their ass kicked. The Muslim world snipes at the free world with lone suicide bombers or the like – only ISIS put together a semblance of an army and again, if the Free World had any leaders with balls, ISIS would have been wiped off the face of the earth in two months. Maybe…maybe if Trump gets in and maybe if he acts as decisively as he talks we’ll see some sensible action against ALL rogue states.
Paleologos says
This is what happens when you have a muslim Manchurian Candidate POTUS that has no balls … and all the U.S. enemies know it. 🙂
R/
Paleologos
Paleologos says
OOPS! I meant to end that with a frown. … 🙁
Nothing available to smile about while obama is still in the White House.
R/
Paleologos
Jean Marlo says
Maybe we Americans should build a statue of Mohamed raping 9 year old Aisha (his little girl ‘bride?’
UNCLE VLADDI says
Whew! Good thing Hallaqua John Kerry phoned up Iran top rescue them, in stead of the USNavy! That would have been EMBARRASSING!
Laurence says
They can do what they want (which is mostly what they do). Maybe the US Administration can begin to tell the truth of Muhammad, the Koran, Islam, Sharia law, and its stated goals. Not likely, though one may still dream of more honest times.
gravenimage says
Islamic Republic of Iran to build a statue of captured U.S. sailors
……………….
Must be to show their friendship for us…sarc/off
brian464 says
@Gravenimage, you do know that President Reagan made peace with the terrorist Jihadists in Soviet Afghanistan and because of the peace agreement, the Jihadists did not consider America an enemy
FOR DETAILS ABOUT NON-MILITANT INTERVENTIONIST POLICIES AS A MUCH BETTER ALTERNATIVE TO PROFIT DRIVEN WARS OR CONFLICTS:
http://worldpeacethroughworldwidedisarmament.blogspot.com/2013/07/911-attacks-could-have-been-prevented.html
Sandra Lee Smith says
Are you acquainted with taqqiya, or the teaching to never partner with infidels? They USED us, then, like rabid dogs, turned on us!
brian464 says
@Sandra, you stated : ” They USED us, then, like rabid dogs, turned on us! ”
Comment: the Afghan Jihadists used President Reagan ?
The Oracle says
So true brian464, the Reagan Administration definitely used Afghany Islamic terrorists and many foreign ones too in Afghanistan. He was also the first US President to host Al-Qaeda and Taliban terrorists in the White House. There’s some great photos documenting that monumental event. I think Sandra’s right though, the jihadies got the better of the deal in the long run.
BTW, Reagan sure held his ground in Lebanon after our Marine base was leveled, what a scrapper.