Yeah, the question is, what terrain were they on, how many exactly were they, how many bad guys were there, did they have ammunition and did they have a working radio in contact with their main unit?
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1. We do know that they were a small group, that they were in a secluded area (high in the mountains) and that they far from help. That's they only part we do know. If there were 20-30 PKK (who most certainly armed for bear) then I think their actions are understandable.
2. They were royal marines. And they wernt dead in the water they were on a military Zodiac on a servey mission, the Iranians were in gunboats were they were stopped at gunpoint. I don't see any difference between this and what happened to the Turks. |
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