Iran sentences American man to death

[Kang 22]

So if he's working for the US government don't we have a duty to extract him?

You're basically saying cops deserve to be shot in the line of duty. Soldiers blown up. Nurses get AIDS.

Think about your position. Seriously. Here's a guy working for us. For all of us. Yet you're saying, "So what?"

It is as if the US could interfere with the decision without risking all out war.

It is a bad move to send him over there

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

I can completely understand why at age 28, Amir, the son of Iranian immigrants, would want to have an extended visit to his parents' home country.

Aaron, when you visited Vietnam, did you also have U.S security clearance and training in military intelligence? Did you hang out near military complexes while visiting? Now add to this the political tension between Iran and Israel and the U.S. and the fact that the Iranians just recently shot a U.S. spy drone out of the sky, and you can compare apples with apples.

[slim 1,530]

This man is an American. He is being held by a hostile government. He deserves and is entitled to have his government help him. Period.

That's it. There is no, "Well, we have to consider the circumstances of his capture and the situation and... "

Yes, of course we should. But only AFTER we decide to get this guy out. We can get him out via diplomatic means but there should be that plan of action if diplomacy fails.

No American, anywhere in the world, should be left to die at the hands of a foreign regime.

If you work as a plumber, you'll have to assume that at some point you'll have #### on your hand.

If you work as a firefighter, you'll have to assume that at some point you may get hurt on the job.

If you work as a soldier, you'll have to assume the risk that at some point you'll get shot.

If you work as a spy, you'll have to assume the risk that at some point you'll get captured.

There's the assumption that something could happen. But there's also the assumption that the government has your back.

It is as if the US could interfere with the decision without risking all out war.

It is a bad move to send him over there

Did the government send him over there?

Aaron, when you visited Vietnam, did you also have U.S security clearance and training in military intelligence? Did you hang out near military complexes while visiting? Now add to this the political tension between Iran and Israel and the U.S. and the fact that the Iranians just recently shot a U.S. spy drone out of the sky, and you can compare apples with apples.

They didn't shoot down anything. The spy drone "malfunctioned."

Are you sure this guy had all that training and did all that stuff? There's a lot of circumstantial evidence in this case.

[Susita 175]

Did the government send him over there?

That's what I was wondering. So far the story is he went to visit grandma.

[Ban Hammer 13,509]

Aaron, when you visited Vietnam, did you also have U.S security clearance and training in military intelligence? Did you hang out near military complexes while visiting? Now add to this the political tension between Iran and Israel and the U.S. and the fact that the Iranians just recently shot a U.S. spy drone out of the sky, and you can compare apples with apples.

where do you get this from?

as for the security clearance, big deal. most everyone in the military has one.

Edited January 12, 2012 by charles!

[aaron2020 11,651]

Aaron, when you visited Vietnam, did you also have U.S security clearance and training in military intelligence? Did you hang out near military complexes while visiting? Now add to this the political tension between Iran and Israel and the U.S. and the fact that the Iranians just recently shot a U.S. spy drone out of the sky, and you can compare apples with apples.

I don't know the exact nature of Amir's involvement with the military and CIA. So, I am not commenting on that. I am not commenting if it is smart for a person with all the connections you cited visiting a hostile country. I was commenting on Slim's statement that "who visits grandma for 4 months?"

For the children of immigrants, I can understand the drive to visit their parents' home country for an extended period of time. It is not uncommon in my circle of friends who are children of immigrants to travel back to the home country for an extended period of time to learn about their ancestral culture and sort out any cultural identity issues they may have.

Edited January 12, 2012 by aaron2020

[slim 1,530]

I don't know the exact nature of Amir's involvement with the military and CIA. So, I am not commenting on that. I am not commenting if it is smart for a person with all the connections you cited visiting a hostile country. I was commenting on Slim's statement that "who visits grandma for 4 months?"

For the children of immigrants, I can understand the drive to visit their parents' home country for an extended period of time. It is not uncommon in my circle of friends who are children of immigrants to travel back to the home country for an extended period of time to learn about their ancestral culture and sort out any cultural identity issues they may have.

This dude was a contractor for the US military. I doubt he had any identity issues.

[TiklingGuy 211]

That sucks. I was in Iraq, and that area is no place to be.

[scotinmass 588]

That's what I was wondering. So far the story is he went to visit grandma.

And Bill Clinton did not have sexual relations with that woman!

[skiptex 225]

i think i am going to go HIKING near the Iraq/Iran border.. i am an AMERICAN.. i can do whatever i want..

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

If we catch an Iranian spy sniffing around our military bases, and he is put in front of a court of law, and is convicted of espionage and about to be shipped out to Guantanamo Bay, I don't think there's any justification for Iran to send us their military to "get him out." We are a sovereign nation of laws, and somebody who violates these laws has to face the consequences.

If you agree with me, switch Iran and U.S. and you have your answer.