That time U.S. soldiers were detained overseas by a hostile power, and America said sorry twice

In Thursday's Republican debate, a series of presidential candidates made political hay over an episode earlier in the week in which 10 American sailors patrolling in the Persian Gulf had been briefly detained and then released by Iranian authorities. "Tinpot dictators like the mullahs in Iran are taking our Navy ships," growled New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. […]











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