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Poppycock. Seems that four days of no action speaks for itself. As I indicated before on Friday night when Captain Philips lept into the water, the Navy could not respond as it had no direct authority to do so. One would think that the Captain was at that point in mortal danger, yet because there was no clear order given no rescue was attempted. The Navy

Over at Redstate, poster Caleb writes:

“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.”

The Washington Post can try all the damage control it desires, the fact is that there was an unnecessary and dangerous delay to the situation and that means that Obama in “his first test” get’s an “F”.

http://macsmind.com/wordpress/2009/04/13/msm-begins-damage-control-for-obama/

Thanks! Marveloous post, and the truth as well. Obama is worse that Clinton ofr carter ever dreamed of being.

Our Navy guys could have solved his is a few hours. They should not have to seek presidential authority to do so.

That is plain wrong!

Its disturbing becaise it shows thet the ROE on pirates are essentially flawed, and its through restrictive ROE that effing lefty idiots like Obama make our soldiers suffer immensely.