The Telegraph‘s Toby Harnden is not at all ambiguous about his feelings regarding the disgraceful behavior of the 15 kidnapped British sailors and marines:

Judging by the hundreds of blog comments and emails I’ve received on
this subject, there is a widespread sense that something was terribly
wrong about the way the personnel from HMS Cornwall behaved.

And-
more fundamentally – about the way the Government and armed services
dealt with them in terms of training, tasking, rules of engagement,
leadership and example, the lot really.

Some have concluded that Britain has become “Dianafied”, terminally sentimental, a nation that needs a collective “mother hug.”

He thinks the Brits’ cowardice has emboldened the Iranians and they may try something similar against Americans. But he says the Iranians better think twice:

There is now a real danger that a similar escapade will be attempted
against American forces. That is very likely to result in a bloodbath –
American troops would not surrender and confess in this way – and could
be the incident that ratchets the temperature up towards war.

Damn straight.