Did I get the story wrong - 2 pirates and a hostage in a dinghy with no engine and...

email | 4/9/09 | American Dream 246

[JamesP81]

I don’t get it either. Seems like two snipers on the destroyer could solve the pirate problem.

[wolfcreek]

Might have something to do with our, ummm, leadership.

[a fool in paradise]

What authority does the FBI hold in international waters off the coast of Somalia?

[American Dream 246]

Thank you !!! I am glad to see that I am not the only one.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Ya gotta understand the way federal agencies work.

The more inefficient and ineffective you are, the bigger your budget gets and the more people you get to hire and command.

Any more questions?

[SeaHawkFan]

That was my first thought.

[Eye of Unk]

Everybody was told to stand down until Hillary and the FBI shows up, they don’t want a solution to the problem before they can make it worse.

[mnehring]

When this happened before, good old Gerald Ford sent in the Marines and a handful ended the situation quickly and those pirates never took another hostage in their very brief lives.

[chilepup]

I was wondering the same thing. I thought a good “negotiation” tool would be to assassinate the pirates and kill his crew. Of course, this regime is worse than Carter’s, so who knows what the Messiah will do next.

[faloi]

Yup. You’ve got to have the go-ahead take action, and with Hillary laughing about the whole pirate thing I don’t see our Secretary of State working hard to push a fast response.

[al baby]

Here is what Der Hillary has to say about it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ii_c3B5AasI

[fso301]

Let them float around for a few days to get good and tired and then have a few SEAL’s swim up to the boat late in the night.

[mnehring]

I still think we should have some NRA Fun Cruises in the area.

[Andy from Beaverton]

A close up from the new Ombamellite orbiting in space.

[mnehring]

The teleprompter is in for repair so there is no one to tell dear leader how to react.

[TruthHound]

Does the Ship Captain with the gun to his head have a family?

They may be appreciating a degree of diplomacy.

[jwparkerjr]

re: stand down until Hillary and the FBI shows up

It's difficult to take full advantage of a crisis if you aren't there. A careless mis-step by the FBI or the navy could end up wasting this crisis very quickly.

[auntyfemenist]

I was wondering how the FBI plays into this myself. Isn’t that the CIA’s territory? Or Interpol or someone like that?

[a fool in paradise]

Next time they won’t let TOTUS fly coach...