Sky: I'm sorry if caring about anyone in distress is either distressing or offensive to anyone, that wasn't my intent.

What I found offensive was your statement about the United Nations. You seemed to be implying that this "show of strength" would intimidate Iran, and thus protect those soldiers. I feel you crossed the line not once, but now twice, and as Wants2Fly and fayerody pointed out, others are expected to comply with the community standards so I don't know why you would not hold yourself to that standard as well.

I'll resist the urge to promote my own political beliefs in this response. I merely wished to emphasize that it's been requested by the community and the moderator that support remains just that -- support, not an interjection of what we perceive to be most true about the political situation at play.

I'm sincerely hopeful that history will repeat itself and those soldiers will be released, unharmed, as occurred before.