"Britain's response to the seizure of its sailors and marines has been branded weak by Republicans in Washington. John Bolton, until recently the US ambassador to the UN, described the Government's incremental approach as "pathetic".
He said that Mr Blair should be threatening "real pain, real economic sanctions" unless Iran released the sailors immediately.
Newt Gingrich, the former speaker of the House of Representatives, urged Britain to threaten military force to destroy Iran's petroleum industry.
If the West used naval power to force Iranians to "go back to walking and using oxen to pull carts", the people might overthrow the ayatollahs, he suggested."
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21486433-31477,00.html
He said that Mr Blair should be threatening "real pain, real economic sanctions" unless Iran released the sailors immediately.
Newt Gingrich, the former speaker of the House of Representatives, urged Britain to threaten military force to destroy Iran's petroleum industry.
If the West used naval power to force Iranians to "go back to walking and using oxen to pull carts", the people might overthrow the ayatollahs, he suggested."
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21486433-31477,00.html