Why we should be thankful that the Iranians captured British rather than US forces

I certainly hope that the issues surrounding the capture of fifteen British servicemen by Iranian forces is swiftly resolved and that they are released, unharmed, forthwith. However a story from today's Jerusalem Post should remind us all that we should be thankful that the incident was played out between British and Iranian forces rather than between American and Iranian forces.

The headline to the article, "US sailors would have shot at Iranians", says it all really. Just what the world needs now; a hot war between Iran and the United States.