I half expect to see "war room" photos next:
Posted on 04/12/2009 8:19:45 PM PDT by 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.
And AP’s story comes crashing down.
Thanks...much!
Were they Mirandized?
Were they Mirandized?
The MSM can’t allow Obama to fail because they have too much vested interest in him! After all, they were his biggest cheerleaders.
I wonder where that order came from.
And peglegs and parrots sticking out of the edges.....
BTTT
Obama twice approved force to rescue hostage
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WASHINGTON (AP)—Administration officials say President Barack Obama approved the military operation that rescued a U.S. captain held hostage by Somali pirates.
The officials say Obama ordered the Defense Department to use military resources to rescue Richard Phillips from a lifeboat off the Somali coast.
The officials discussed this information on the condition of anonymity because they were not yet authorized to disclose the president's decision-making
I half expect to see "war room" photos next:
/johnny.
(G)Wild Turkeys
Possession Limit
3 per season
(A bearded turkey is one having a beard visible through the breast feathers.)
I’m amazed by the pin point accuracy of the sharpshooters I see on the cop shows on TrueTV or whatever it’s called, and they are in a fixed postion. Regardless of how calm the sea was, for three separate shots to be that accurate with both the shooter and target moving is awesome.
“I wonder where that order came from”.
——Joe Biden-——
I bet some kind of photo with Obama looking Forceful and in charge of the military will appear ....
not only that. we would be hearing how the US are the real pirates.
Dems whining about losing the Somali vote now.
On the positive side, he didn’t order the Capt. killed either, did he?
Where’s Murtha? How come we’re not looking to try and convict these soldiers? What gives them the right? /s
At least Carter gave the order to save the hostages. Choco-Carter waited for someone else to do his job.
So, for this successful surface action, what does the ship paint on the side of the wheel house? A lifeboat, or a turban?
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