Posted on 04/12/2009 1:36:47 PM PDT by shield
Playing pansy politics with pirates put the Captain’s life at increased risk. His first escape attempt was thwarted by the thugs as Phillips remained adrift from the aid and cover of the US Navy, which sat restrained by an administration too cowardly to let slip the dogs of war. Each day the tension and humiliation of a nation grew. The emboldened pirates fired upon our men of action, who thus restrained could not yet act in kind. The terrorists’ defiant lack of fear inspired their fellows to target other American vessels. All while the community organizer in chief flipped through his conflict resolution handbook.
But here, at long last, the captive captain is free. He leapt clear and our faithful Navy, apparently at last free to take the safety off, rid the world of three contemptible degenerates and have the fourth in custody to question. So the bold leap into the sea frees the President of the burden to act.
In the end, Captain Phillips wasn’t saved by the President, but by his own courageous plunge and the deadly professionalism of our men with guns. The President, you see, was saved by the Captain.
I believe the good Captain was the first to give credit to the Navy, Marines, and SEALS who rescued him. The man who owns, I believe, the ship didn't, and neither did any of the other speakers.
LOL!
No greater love is there, than for a man to give up his life for another.
Under Krinton there was a general who was given the choice of resigning or being court marshaled for what he said in public about the then CIC.
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