“I didn’t want to start a war with Iran. … I didn’t want to start a war that would get people killed. I guess this was a gamble on my part. … I made the gamble that they were not going to kill us. I made the gamble they were not going to parade us around like prisoners of war because they want this nuke deal to go through.”
He didn’t want to start a war with Iran, but it apparently didn’t occur to him that Iran didn’t appear to have the same hesitation. He assumed that Iran wanted the nuke deal to go through and so would not parade them around like prisoners of war — yet Iran circulated photos worldwide of the sailors looking very much like prisoners of war.
This is the new Obamoid Navy, that takes any level of abuse to protect political interests — even ones that are disastrous for the United States. Fight back? Never.
“Navy commander surrendered to Iran to protect Obama’s nuclear deal,” by Carlo Muñoz, Washington Times, June 30, 2016:
The Navy commander in charge of a pair of patrol boats captured by Iranian forces in January opted to surrender rather than fight back, citing later fears that a confrontation could endanger the Obama administration’s efforts to lock in a deal with Tehran on its nuclear program.
In an interview with investigators looking into the January incident, the commander said he surrendered the vessels after calculating that his sailors would not be in danger because Iran “wants this nuke deal to go through.”
The interview was one of several stunning revelations in the often scathing 170-page report compiled by Navy investigators, chronicling the chain of events that led to the apprehension and detention of the 10 American sailors by the Iranian military after a pair of U.S. patrol boats drifted into the country’s sovereign waters in the Persian Gulf….
Nine Navy officers have been fired for their involvement in the incident, in which the two Navy patrol boats, running late on their assigned mission, drifted into the costal waters near Farsi Island, home to an Iranian naval base.
The Navy officers fired included squadron chief Cmdr. Greg Meyer and Capt. Kyle Moses, head of Combined Task Force 56, the unit in charge of the boat crews.
Heavily outgunned and outnumbered by members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, the Navy commander — whose name was redacted from the report — told investigators he calculated that Tehran’s desire to keep the nuclear deal with the U.S. alive would also protect the 10 American sailors if they surrendered.
“I didn’t want to start a war with Iran. … I didn’t want to start a war that would get people killed,” the commander said.
“I guess this was a gamble on my part. … I made the gamble that they were not going to kill us. I made the gamble they were not going to parade us around like prisoners of war because they want this nuke deal to go through.”
Mr. Obama, the unidentified commander said, would not want me to start a war over a mistake, over a misunderstanding.”
‘Adverse to U.S. interests’
The partially redacted report was also critical of the behavior of the U.S. sailors once in Iranian custody.
One sailor reportedly made “statements adverse to U.S. interests” during interrogation. As the Iranians videotaped their captives for later display on state television, another sailor encouraged the U.S. crew members to accept food offered to them.
One unidentified sailor was said to have violated the code of conduct standards when he “acquiesced” in making an Iranian-scripted statement on camera in exchange for the crew’s release.
“It was a mistake that was our fault and we apologize for our mistake,” a U.S. sailor, identified as the commander of one of the patrol boats, said during the videotaped apology. “It was a misunderstanding. We did not mean to go into Iranian territorial water. The Iranian behavior was fantastic while we were here. We thank you very much for your hospitality and your assistance.”…

Angemon says
This is the kind of attitude that gets wars started.
Polk1970 says
WOW!
McHales’s Navy including today’s PT Boats
Roger says
One does wonder if the “unidentified commander” was one of the nine that were disciplined. There had to be orders from higher up before the mission to the effect, DO NOT do anything to stir up trouble. Those who are being thrown under the bus are being sacrificed to make it look like the junior people made a bad decision on their own authority. The military does not work that way.
linnte says
Iran is behind this firing of our soldiers, I bet. Why else would this be such a big deal?
RickMT says
An Officer of the United States Navy surrendered without a fight. You new to the United States?
RobertM says
I’m a retired naval officer. This LT needs to be tossed out on his butt. He is an embarrassment. And there are a few members of his crew that need to be court martialed.
Not a proud day for our Navy.
Polk1970 says
You Bet,Sir
The UCMJ is STILL The UCMJ
Cowardice in The Face of The Enemy
Desertion becoming Surrender
They’re lucky we’re not officially at War, or they would be WORSE then Fired
MKG says
They are being court martialed. These are the excuses he is coming up with after the fact in an attempt to save his career. Obama’s nuke deal had nothing to do with it.
LB says
Say hello to the new, progressive and NEUTERED US Navy/Army. Courtesy of Obama administration’s 8 years of downgrading and diluting of cadets and military curriculum, which includes NO mentions of islam whatsoever. It portrays a world where any terrorist activity (ISIS, Al Qaeda, Boko Haram, etc) happens solely due to “internet radicalization”.
The phrase “Thanks Obama!” seems so fitting right now.
Screeminmeeme says
You nailed it. The despicable behavior of these sailors is empirical evidence of Obama’s policy of surrender to the enemy. He should be arrested and tried for treason.
Benedict says
Rightly said. As an officer he had to what the navy normally does that is engage the enemy, this is the United States navy and not some bannana republic, and not bother about politics. He is in the navy for crying out loud
b.a. freeman says
the left is winning the war for american minds; the men who should have stood up for their country instead looked for a way to save face for the enemy. and islam *IS* the enemy.
Chabuco says
America is more fragile than anyone ever thought, it’s not immune. Just look at that case in Idaho over the past weeks. Every day now it resembles European countries like the UK, Sweden or France.
Polk1970 says
America has been MADE fragile by the Democratic Party
Adrian says
These Navy commanders get fired for causing world-wide humiliation of our armed forces personnel,
– while Hillary whose conduct and lies led to death of 4 Americans is running for Commander-in-Chief.
Disgraceful.
linnte says
Astonishing isn’t it? And totally illogical until one adds money into the equation, and the agenda of the Islamisation of our country.
Fab Feringhee says
amen to that
Polk1970 says
DO NOT VOTE DEMOCRATIC IF YOU”RE AN AMERICAN PATRIOT
Aspy says
Now the only thing left for the morons of the USN is to take up Iranian nationality, considering the Cmdr’s judgement & the overwhelming hospitality of their host.
Where was their pride & dignity, their respect for their country & their countrymens expectations?? Looks like the USAF are a bunch of pussies who can only fight a drone war or an aerial warfare against inadequately armed terrorists. Hopefully they will not discontinue that.
eduardo odraude says
The guys who surrendered probably figured if they did otherwise Obama would not have backed them up, because Obama is Joe Appeaser. But surrender? Yes, then Obama might help them.
Jack Holan says
A Naval Captain is equal to a Colonel and take about 25 years to reach this Senior rank. This would mean Kyle started his career in the Clinton years. In any event the Commander on site, when directed to surrender should have refused and offered any attempt to board will be met with lethal force. This is the code and only he is in a position to make a call but not to fire a warning round? What are they teaching them. People may die, yes this is the Armed Forces and you are defending a United States Vessel that has secrets. The very least they should have thrown every electronic overboard message off and sink their own vessel.
Jeremiah says
Nuts. Military personnel too involved in politics without any preparation of will to implement rules of engagement.
Shmooviyet says
The “Iranian-scripted statement” bears a similar slurping sound to the post-Benghazi ad BO & HC made for Pakistani viewers: a lot of nauseating sucking-up and scraping. “We did not mean to allow a citizen to make such an insulting horrendous video”, they might just as well have said.
The admin. has succeeded in making the US appear as a shivering terrified dog, lowering its head to its cruel master. Truly sickening.
Alarmed Pig Farmer says
So perhaps a review is in order here. Iran publicly threatens to nuke Israel and wipe it off the face of the map. Iran publicly threatens to nuke the United States, or at least detonate an EMP warhead over its eastern half to send us back into the pre-electric age. We enter negotiations with them for a deal that will give them nuclear warheads and ICBMs. Iran mocks the deal and promises to breach it, we give them a $25 million signing bonus. They sign, immediately start breaking the deal, and we release hundreds of billions of frozen assets to them. Meanwhile, the politician who spearheaded the deal at the beginning is leading in the presidential polls, and the president who oversaw the deal is at about a 50% approval rating.
The content of this precis is not encouraging.
KABOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM says
Mirrors my perception. Often wondered if I was the only one. I advocate for Barry Soetoro (aka BH Obama) to be tried for treason.
Jackson03 says
. . . the commander of one of the patrol boats, said . . . during the videotaped apology. “It was a misunderstanding. We did not mean to go into Iranian territorial water. The Iranian behavior was fantastic while we were here. We thank you very much for your hospitality and your assistance.”
The perfect definition of a craven, groveling ass***e..
Budvarakbar says
At the time he thought he was sucking up to his next promotion!
Kathy Brown, Esq. says
I say NO BLAME-NONE-attaches to these officers and sailors.
They are ORDERED to behave this way. And most certainly: It’s unrecognizable to those of us who’re above the age of 40. ALL THE BLAME-ALL-attaches to the filth that is Obama, and his LUDICROUS, TRAITOROUS, ‘Sec. of Defense’, career bureaucrat Ash Carter.
I’m a Navy brat; lived all over the world wherever my father (WWII vet., RIP) was stationed. Grew up part of the time on the base in Naples, Italy: Speaking Italian along with English. I was born on the submarine base in New London, Ct.
In my present capacity as an atty. at law defending Free Speech, I network with lots of other attorneys who prosecute the complaints inside our Military. Now most of them never surface, because the filth-that-is-Obama is the BOSS of every single one of our proud, brave Armed Forces.
But some do, thanks to ex-Marine Robert Muise and his AFLC (American Freedom Law Center). Bob was a Marine Officer who fought in the first Persian Gulf War. He then saw that the battle is also being fought in our courts, resigned his commission, and attended Notre Dame Law. Today: HE DEFENDS our beloved country all over the country, taking and winning cases v. our 1st Amendment.
Now under Obama, our military is taught NOT to: Initiate battle, return fire’ take ANY action which would potentiate America WINNING the battle v. the vile perversion that is islam. Further, they are taught to consider the effect battle has ON THE ENVIRONMENT; then urged to act as social workers in the very communities they must decimate.
Here’s an example of what our military is up against under Obama: (starts at the 11:00 mark): https://youtu.be/qWHSEWONijQ
Budvarakbar says
A great listing of the problems — just one VERY MAJOR mistake — this is not just “Obama” — it is the whole dam demo-COMMUNIST/Internationalist/COMMUNIST/NWO/Central Banking cabal that is in full control of the MSM, partial control of the pretend ‘right wing’ (patriot??) media – numerous phony talk show hosts – etc etc –
That’s all — there aint no more – Folks!
John says
Iran really needs a good nuclear deal…About 100 megatonns dropped from a great height directly on top of them should be enough to keep them quite.
steve says
Answer, Vote in Trump, put a U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem. This will infuriate Iran. War will follow. Should last about 15 minutes. Ask/tell,retired, Obama to re-locate to Saudi Arabia. He can bow and scrape to Islam every day.
Denny Penticoff says
The Iranians had a huge 4th of July rally yesterday in Azadi Square in Teheran chanting “Death to America.” What a waste of time. The American people, complacent about voter fraud, allegedly elected an unvetted Muslim twice who waved the white flag designed by the Iranian born Valerie Jarrett, the pseudo-president. Then, he imposed rules of engagement that allows servicemen (includes women) to accept lead, but not return the fire. When that measure proved encapable of the USA’s complete submission (Arabic word for submissionis islam), he gives the Supreme Leader 150 billion dollars to upgrade its weapons of mass destruction and pay the shahid (martyrs) families $25,000 per suicide wirh a $1,000 per murdered bonus.
maddog20-20 says
Did they get the boats back? I never see what the disposition of the patrol boats was.
Maybe the “commander” of the US people really didn’t want to feck up that “Boeing” deal that was going on during the the nuke negotiations.
Barry says
Coward!
Rob says
In my view, the leadership of CRS-3, at the time these sailors surrendered their boats to iranian bass boats, should be stripped of their commissions and serve jail time.