DailyKos Kook Attacks Heroic Capt. Phillips

American Spectator ^ | April 13, 2009 | Matthew Vadum

[vadum]

You have to wonder what runs through the minds of some of the kooks at DailyKos.

Amazingly, one America-hating Kossack who goes by the handle "KLS" actually denounced rescued Maersk Alabama Captain Richard Phillips for "recklessly put[ting] himself, the crew, and the Navy Seals at unnecessary risk." In a piece that was spotlighted at RealClearPolitics, KLS wrote:

The pirates' modus operandi is that they hold the crew, ship, and cargo harmlessly until a lot of money is paid to them.  Phillips "heroic" actions put his crew and himself at risk.  If he'd done nothing except acquiesce to the pirates' demands, there would have been no risk, just possible discomfort until the extortion money was paid.  Instead he put himself and the Seals at grave risk.

I applaud the crew, the Seals, and the military chain of command for their actions.  I think Phillips was in error--if not a grandstander, then greatly misguided.  [...]

The actual result is that Maersk, the shipowner, saved a lot of money that would have been lost with the ship inactive and off charter while it sat idle in a pirate port.  Is this worth the deadly risk to the crew and the Seals?  Not to me.

Of course KLS assumes that (i) he or she knows the standing orders that apply to the Maersk Alabama (ii) the pirates were honorable fair play-loving chaps who would not have harmed Phillips (iii) the ransom would have been paid, and (iv) with the ransom paid the pirates would have actually let Phillips go.

As Gateway Pundit notes, "Only on the left are heroes like Captain Phillips, who put his life in danger for the freedom of his men, called grandstanders." [...]

[TigersEye]

Of course KLS assumes that ... (v)The captain and crew wouldn’t mind at all spending months or years in captivity while the ransom is negotiated.

[chris_bdba]

I’d love to see someone with this opinion be placed in that same spot and not be crying for the sharp shooters to save his sorry @$$!

[Kenton]

I haven't been over to any of the extreme leftwing websites, because I find it annoying to have to listen to that kind of crap from somebody who's out of range, so to speak.

I suspect this is still too new for the KosKids to have group-thinked this one. The fact that this idiot is making mewling noises about the safety of the SEALs just shows they haven't been issued their marching orders yet.

I expect that in a few days the TrueEvilLeft will be parroting whatever the local Somali warlords are saying about it.

[gigster]

Yes that was a text-book example of the Quality of our
Fighting Men.
However, JH, perhaps what you do not realize is that there is a new Top-Top-Secret Weapon that we used.
The Seals weapons were linked by satellite directly to the Oval Office, where it was actually our Fearful Leader,
Barack Saheeb-Skyhook who pulled the triggers, thereby saving the day for the Captain, and keeping our very civilization safe.

[HattonFarmer]

Liberalism is a mental disease.

[River_Wrangler]

The Seals were at risk when they did the night jump with the RIB to get to the Bainbrdige.

Why was that a risk.I have made 2500 jumps including many water landings and never considered it to be risky. <;)

[DeLaine]

ahh yes, thank you for reminding me of their good intentions