Obama Did Not Order the Kill That Freed Capt. Phillips

Gateway Pundit ^ | 4/12/09 | Gateway Pundit

[Nachum]

Sorry libs. Obama did not give the direct order to kill the Somali pirates. You'll have to wait another day for the cut-and-runner to earn his hero badge. Blackfive has the real story:

I just finished listening to the press conference w/ ADM Gortney about the rescue of Captain Phillips. At the time it happened the USS Bainbridge was towing the lifeboat to calmer waters as the sea state was deteriorating. One of the pirates was on board the Bainbridge as the talks about obtaining Phillip's release continued. The lifeboat was approx. 25 m behind the Bainbridge when snipers on the fantail observed one of the pirates in the pilot house of the lifeboat pointing an AK-47 at the back of a tied up Phillips and the other two pirates on board were visible (at least shoulders and heads). The standing authority gave them clearance to engage the pirates if the life of the captain was in imminent danger. The on scene commander deemed this to be true and gave the order to fire. All three bad guys were taken out and then a rigid inflatable boat went to the lifeboat to retrieve Phillips. 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. They want so desperately for the community organizer to become a real hero.

More... They were pointing their weapons at the captain. Reuters reported:

"They were pointing the AK-47s at the captain," Vice Adm. William Gortney, head of the U.S. Naval Central Command, said in a Pentagon briefing from Bahrain.

Gortney also said Washington had rejected negotiations with the pirates. "The United States government policy is to not negotiate," he said.

[antivenom]

the BlackBarry was busy arranging his initials to come up with a name for the new dog Charlie....

[Terabitten]

'I went to take a s--t, and the bad guys just died around me.'

I can't see the video at work -- is that what the captain said?

[happygrl]

Dear lady, it's not my intent to provoke anything, but when I see a "photo" of 0bama displaying three stars of a General officer, what comes to mind is the disrespect that is given to those who really earned that right.

It looks like it was photo-shopped from a picture of Patton.

That is truly one to the most revolting "photos" of 0bama that I have seen.

[happygrl]

If Bozo authorized force then why did he send in the FBI to negotiate and make noises about arresting them and putting them on trial? The answer is, he didn't authorize the shootings or any use of force because he thought we could talk them to death.

Good question, and a response that matches what we know about 0bama.

[potlatch]

Rain on Obama's Parade....he's no hero....no surprise!

[supremedoctrine]

You’re not missing a thing.
There is NO consistency in the leftwing mindset as practiced by today’s Left, ensconced in DC. This is why
what calls itself “Liberalism” these days IS A MENTAL ILLNESS! Helplessly schizoid at best, psychopathological at worst.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Ernest!

[jazminerose]

I still don’t understand why the supposed order to do “whatever” was given twice?

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LOL! Good post potlatch!

“Can’t I just drink my vodka?”

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He seems to like wine a lot too.

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He inherited that

From his father and mother and Bush

[potlatch]

How do you know that, lol? I thought Bush stayed away from all alcohol.

I read again, Bo - the new dog, WAS named that because Michelle's father's nickname was Diddly.

[FTL]

OH Yeah -

The Awesome Military That Bush Built Strikes Again!

Bush-Bilt-Strong, Bush-Bilt-Tough.

Still Strong.

Still Dangerous.

Still awesomely violent.

Still removing heads without mercy from terrorist scum 3rd worlders.

Want the job done right? Send in Bush's Terminators.

Hey, thanks for giving our guys the target practice Libtards! Courtesy of your Libtard Messiah!

Obama finally admits that Bush Was Right.

Obama finally admits that violence against Scumbag Terrorist Islamofascists is the path of truth and righteousness and Bush Was Right.

That's right Libtards, admit it. Bush was right. Say it.

Obama finally admits that killing terrorist scumbags around the world without permission from the UN or "reading them their rights" is the only way to go!

Those three Somali Teenagers who are now missing their heads would love to take waterboarding and Gitmo right now as an alternative if they could "hit the reset button"! LOL!

Obama finally admits that our troops need great target practice opportunities like this - on live targets whenever possible.

Obama finally rejects the Liberal Claim that "Terrorism is a Law Enforcement Matter" and sends the military in to liquidate the terrorist scum. Embrace the violence Libtards. Embrace the War On Terror. Say it. War On Terror. American Military Violence wins the day over Libtard "Kum-By-Ya"!

The Left is defeated in their claim that "all you have to do is talk nice to them, give them hugs and money and they will love us!"

The troops walk away with the smug satisfaction of a job well done for "Taking Out The Islamofascist Terrorist Trash" and thanking Bush, Rumsfeld and Cheney for all the great training and preparation that lead up to this successful beheading of the Somali Terrorist Scumbags by America's elite warriors.

Goes around comes around Islamofasict scum.

Wash. Rinse. Repeat.

[Marine_Uncle]

The L/MSM will put whatever spin on this issue they feel they can get away with to make Zero appear to be in charge. At least the Ship’s responsible officers gave the proper order to the Seal or Marine sniper attachment to drill some holes in the clowns’ heads. And the captain was freed and no one screwed the pouch on this one. The case file against Zero will continue to build over the next four years. It will take a rather astute campaign manager of some future Republican POTUS candidate to carefully provide the voters a huge accurate fact sheet.

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But Barack did not know Michelle’s father?

[potlatch]

But - Michelle did! heh

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Know Diddly?

[potlatch]

Lol. Hey, you're gonna like this as it involves automobiles!!

Saw my baby run across the field,
Slippin’ and slidin’ like an automobile,
Hollerin’, my baby got towed away,
Slipped on from me like a Cadillac-8.

Hey Bo Diddley, Oh Bo Diddley,
Hey Bo Diddley, Oh Bo Diddley.

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Lyrics

Of course!