Iran Releases British Sailors

American Voices

April 6, 2007 | ISSUE 43•14

Iran released 15 sailors it had held captive for nearly two weeks, claiming they had entered Iranian waters. What do you think?

Maritime borders are very difficult to determine. I find myself accidentally drifting into the waters of my neighbor's bathtub all the time.

Shelly Fontana
Nail Technician
Considering the way things are going in the Middle East, I'm going to go ahead and call this an American victory.

Bert Sutherland
Systems Analyst
Oh, that's just fantastic. Now who the hell is going to buy my preemptively crafted 2007 hostage tragedy memorabilia?

Zack Skinner
Box Office Representative

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