The revisionist media and rabid left blogs are giggly with excitement, creaming themselves over O''s courage. And before Zero goes on all the networks to preen and strut, let's get the facts straight.
Last week, when Captain Phillips made his first escape and was forced back on the boat, I asked here,
Why wasn't the lifeboat with the Captain on it under 24 hour surveillance, so that when the Captain made his dramatic escape he had cover? That lifeboat should have been blown out of the water as soon as the Captain took flight and began swimming for his life.
Because Obambi wouldn't give the order ..................
Blackfive has the true story here: How the Rescue Happened. Bottom line, Obambi did not give the order.
It is unknown at this point whether the shooters were SEALs or Marine Scout Snipers as both would have been available. This was not a rescue attempt ordered by National Command Authority i.e. the President. It was a reaction by the on scene commander under standard authority to safeguard the life of a hostage.
The AP is reporting that President Obama gave the order to use military force to rescue the hostage, that is misleading.
And China Confidential posits:
1. Why did the President have to twice OK use of force?
2. Why was his authorization limited to a determination of "imminent danger?"
3. Why weren't the snipers ordered or authorized to shoot the pirates simply if the snipers believed that they could kill the pirates without endangering the life of the captain?
4. Was the hostage crisis, in which the captain was kept in a lifeboat for five days, needlessly prolonged by the imminent danger rule of engagement--which seems to indicate a legalistic concern for the lives of the pirates?
5. Would the lifeboat have been allowed to drift to shore had one or more of the pirates not made the fatal mistake of making menacing moves toward the captain?
The President has vowed to work with other nations to interdict Somali pirates at sea and bring them to justice. Maritime security experts dismiss the pledge as empty propaganda. Swift, decisive attacks on the pirate bases and their Islamist protectors, including the Al Qaeda-associated Al Shabab, which shares in the profits of piracy, are needed, along with a naval blockade, possibly, of the key ports. There is no need to coordinate with other nations or ask their permission.
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I have a feeling that Barry S. wears the Obambi nickname with pride. Should I be so bold as to predict the left who lauds the fake president's fake decision to save the life of Captain Phillips will start blaming him when the Somalis start attacking Americans since they promised retaliation. The muscle and strength shown by America in this situation is what the world relies on.
The Italian owner of the Italian boat that has been taken is hoping that America's superior satellite technology will help him at least locate his boat.
Barry thinks Europeans love having an "intellectual and peaceful" American president. Europe ceases to love that type of American president when they need us.
Posted by: deadbambi | Monday, April 13, 2009 at 01:42 AM
Hard to comprehend, that there are USA folk out there defending these Somalian Islamic Terrorists.
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Posted by: dented_uk | Monday, April 13, 2009 at 11:20 AM
Denice,
Not surprising. The piece is by Johann Hari, the same droplet of scum that wrote an article for The Independent on December 23, 2006 comparing Mary, pregnant with Jesus, to the Palestinian women held up at the checkpoints (with the status of the Israelis left as an easy exercise to the reader).
These people aren't just traitors, they're traitors through and through.
Posted by: Frank Beauregard | Monday, April 13, 2009 at 12:50 PM
Before it's over Obastard will be curled in a fetal position. He's a chicken shit coward muslim determined to wreak America.
Posted by: RISE_UP | Monday, April 13, 2009 at 01:18 PM
Obama memo to Somali pirates: "In the future, please don't put your American hostages in 'imminent danger' by pointing your AK47's at their heads. Taking a hostage by force, threatening his life, dragging him around the Indian Ocean for 3 days in a dinghy is OK and would only require that I send you some TARP money."
Posted by: LibertyFirst | Monday, April 13, 2009 at 04:10 PM
"bringing them to justice" is doublespeak for:
Bring them to trail in the US where a jury will find them insane, an indictment of their beliefs actually, and released into the United States with welfare stipends as it would be too dangerous and a violation of their human rights to ship them to Somalia.
Next up on the news at 11: Piracy is up 2000% in response to the free citizenship with money giveaways as the worse case.
Posted by: jusa | Monday, April 13, 2009 at 05:44 PM
This is NOT rocket science, America - although the TOTUS would have us believe that "privacy", er, p-i-r-a-c-y is "naughty, naughty, naughty"! "There ... Take THAT, you, you, criminals you!"
From Day One, the Navy SEALs should have been given the ball to run with and everyone else get the hell outa their way!
I think the problem arose when Obambi confused seals he saw in a circus once with Navy SEALs ...
Obambi: "Seals? You want to send circus animals who juggle rubber balls into the water? Okay, but can they juggle for the privates, er, pirates? You think the criminals might drop their AKs when they clap in appreciation? Sounds like a plan to ME!"
:rolleyes
AMERICAN SNIPERS: "One shot, one kill."
"Hey, Achmed ... Your mother sleeps with pigs." ~ heads pop up ~ THREE shots, THREE Kills!
Problem Solved.
~(Ä)~ 1st Bn, 87th Inf. "FIRST to the TOP!"
Posted by: Rocketman | Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at 09:13 AM