For all the keyboard warriors who make fun of the french, I bet none of them would want to go face to face with any of the group that carried out this mission. Good post.
Well, ya gotta admit that paying them a ransom and then killing 5 of them was sort of a nice touch.
Not all the French are euroweenies. Indeed, there are many bad asses over there, they are just few and far between.
“Keyboard warriors” are by definition incapable or disinclined to take action of any kind to put themselves in harm’s way..
However — many of those who have found sufficient deficiencies with the French and French military to ridicule them the past several years before the current leader came on the scene, were fully justified with portfolios as veteran warriors.
Most have face ARMED adversaries a lot more formidable than a collection of Somali “fisherman” as they have been described who added piracy to their vocation....
So I hope you won’t be offended if some of us wait for more information before we applaud the French or stop ridiculing them... On the surface - this DOES look like a positive action by the French...
The history of piracy in the waters off Somalia - should justify the sinking of ANY vessel who penetrates any ship’s security perimeter after being “warned” off by horn, signal or shots...
Agreed. No one whose opinion is of any value believes the “surrender monkey” nonsense.
One thinks of excellent French junior officers, or of those who wear the Kepi Blanc. As good men as any who have ever walked the earth.
No personal experience, but I hear that when one encounters French generals and admirals one is disgusted to find such creatures in command.