Only the capon media and fools thought Obama was decisive in this action. Anyone watching could see otherwise - especially America’s enemies.
This should be headline news! Sadly, it will only get coverage on Fox News!
will the media look into this , this they report this?
Nah didn’t think so and then the loony left hates facts anyway.
The first time when the capt jumped overboard the seals could have got he pirates but instead everyone just sat there watching because this idiot in the white house didn’t want to use violence instead he wanted so much to prove that talking is much better than shooting
well phony your view and talking never worked and yet I still wait for the president(ARF) to denounce these terrorists.
I await for the tough talking and action against them
Surely, something of this nature was suspected. Phillips thanked a whole lot of folks for his rescue but never once mentioned POTUS
Suddenly, Jonas Hodges doesn’t seem so crazy :-)
Haven’t read the WND article. Is this a factual report, or is it based upon the viral e-mail making the rounds? Need to have quotes and factual sources, not presumption and conjecture (even if very believable, and probably factual).
As Rahm Emanuel would say, “Never let a good crisis go to waste.” The longer the drama played out, the more Obama was in the spotlight and the more drama was injected into the situation. Had it been over and done in hours, Obama would simply be an afterthought.
Obama is either ANGRY or SCARED.
It's apparent the military acted independently...with lethal force...when they were supposed to be on a leash.
If the rescue did not go perfectly, you can bet some uniformed low level officer would have been fired and or court marshaled.
For the real story, let’s closely follow the future of the commander of the Bainbridge. My bet is that he’s behind a desk in Washington by July 4th.
Written by Dr. Jack Wheeler
Friday, 17 April 2009
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We can raise a full glass of your favorite adult beverage to all the Tea Party participants - and to the one group of Americans the Zerocrats despise above all others: our soldiers in the US military.
All of us want to raise our glass the highest this week to the Navy SEALs who popped those three Somali pirates. And I’m sure you want to hear the real story of what happened. Especially because there is a revoltingly opportunistic and cowardly side to it. Guess which side Zero is on.
Why, for example, did it take SEAL Team Six (aka DEVGRU, Navy Special Warfare Development Group, the Navy’s equivalent of Delta Force) over 36 hours to get to the scene?
Because Zero refused to authorize the SEAL deployment for those 36 hours, during which the OSC - the on scene commander, Cmdr. Frank Castellano of the USS Bainbridge - repeatedly requested them.
Once the SEALs arrived - parachuting from a C-17 into the ocean near the ship - Zero then imposed Rules of Engagement (ROE) specifying the SEALs could not do anything unless the life of the hostage, Captain Richard Phillips, was in “imminent” danger.
Thus, when Capt. Phillips attempted to escape by jumping off the lifeboat into the ocean, the SEAL snipers had all four pirates (one later surrendered) sighted in and could have taken them out then and there - but they could not fire due to Zero’s ROE restrictions.
When the SEALs approached the lifeboat in a RIB (rigid-hull inflatable boat) carrying supplies for Capt. Phillips and the pirates, the pirates fired upon them. Not only was no fire returned due to the ROE, but as the pirates were shooting at the RIB, SEAL snipers on the Bainbridge had them all dialed in. No triggers were pulled due to the ROE.
Two specific rescue plans were developed by Cmdr. Castellano and the SEAL teams. Zero personally refused to authorize them.
After the second refusal and days of dithering, Cmdr. Castellano decided he had the Operational Area and OSC authority to “solely determine risk to hostage” and did not require any further approval of the president.
Four hours later, the White House is informed that three pirates are dead and Capt. Phillips has been rescued unharmed. A WH press release is immediately issued, giving credit to the president for his “daring and decisive” behavior that resulted in such success.
Zero has absolutely no military knowledge or experience whatsoever. He demanded decisional control over the entire hostage drama to the last detail. All actions required his personal approval. He dithered like a coward while the world laughed at our warships flummoxed by four illiterate teenagers with AKs in a lifeboat.
Only when the Navy Commander decided to ignore his Pantywaist-in Chief and take action and responsibility himself, were the incredible skills of the SEALs put into play.
That Zero could cynically and opportunistically claim that his “bold” “calm” “tough” leadership was responsible should remind everyone that not a single action, not a single word of this man can be trusted. He is bereft of honesty and moral character. That’s why he’s Zero.
The HFR raises a glass full of pride and gratitude to Navy Commander Frank Castellano, the Navy SEALs for their incredible competence, and our military. Let’s hold a Tea Party in their honor.
I wonder who wears the pants in the White House?
Is it ok if I say “I TOLD YOU SO!!!!” ....
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2227564/posts?page=89#89
In other words: Obama is a skinny little kid, a wussy.
Lets ask another key question of this devisive, despicable usurper, ZERO HUSSEIN:” beside hiding your Birth Certificate, Zero, WHY did You give up Your License to Practice LAW so many years ago? or ZERO, WERE YOU FORCED TO TURN IN YOUR LICENSE UNDER THREAT OF PROSECUTION? Was it because ZERO perjured himself when asked about using aliases?
This Incident with the Pirates has proven this Basshat is afraid of his own shadow and We have only to Thank a Courageous Captain of The U.S.S. Bainbridge and the Commander of the SEALS for saving Captain Phillip’s Wonderful Life!
By sheer coincidence, Captain Phillip's life was in "imminent danger" at the exact moment that all three pirate heads just happened to be exposed at the same time.
That's my story.
Well, that's my story.
I ain't got a witness, and I can't prove it,
but that's my story and I'm stickin' to it.
gee, what a suprise ( NOT REALLY )
Will be interesting to see if there will be any retaliation against the Captain of the Bainbridge or the SEAL team officer.