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Analysis: Pirates put Obama in 21st-century bind
AP ^ | April 9, 2009 | Anne Gearan

Posted on 04/09/2009 4:29:35 PM PDT by bergmeid

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To: bergmeid

“This problem is at sea, but the root causes are on land,” Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah said. He urged U.N. Security Council members to urgently revisit rampant insecurity and instability in Somalia, which has not had a functioning government since 1991.”

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA, now there is a plan. Even sounds kind of familiar. Why don’t we send blackhawks, Humvees, and Rangers?


21 posted on 04/09/2009 5:07:54 PM PDT by yazoo
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To: bergmeid

Shades of Carter & Clinton (Iran & Osama).

No response, no respect.


22 posted on 04/09/2009 5:08:22 PM PDT by Western Phil
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To: Stonewall1
Never thought I would hear the US Navy called a “remnant of 20th Century US exceptionalism”

Amazing, isn't it? AP finally admitting that the U.S. was exceptional at some point in the past. That's a big improvement for them.

23 posted on 04/09/2009 5:12:48 PM PDT by Steel Wolf (Oh, well. Back to the drawing board....)
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To: Neidermeyer

This is the best solution. I hope Obama stays in a bind
and fills up with real S**t until he pops.


24 posted on 04/09/2009 5:17:50 PM PDT by jusduat (wondering,questioning,searching)
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To: bergmeid
Jimmuh Carter didn't make us look pathetically weak until near the end of his administration. Zero's determined to do it in the first few months of his time in office.

Celebrate it, and know that it hastens the end of his illegitimate election.

25 posted on 04/09/2009 5:21:39 PM PDT by hunter112 (SHRUG - Stop Hussein's Radical Utopian Gameplan!)
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To: bergmeid
When a young man, Caesar was captured and held for ransom by pirates. All the time he lived with them he promised them that he would kill them. They laughed at him. Imagine their surprise when after he was ransomed he returned with a large fleet and army, captured them, burnt their town and ships and then crucified them all.
26 posted on 04/09/2009 5:57:06 PM PDT by fella (.He that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough." Pv.28:19')
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To: Mmogamer
I was wondering about that... some snipers on the destroyer could end this pretty quick..

My thoughts exactly. How hard would it be to have four sharpshooters simultaneously take out the pirates, and free the captain? Then "0" could apologize to the Somalia government. This is becoming a big embarrassment to the people of the United States!

27 posted on 04/09/2009 6:05:57 PM PDT by FLCowboy, (If the Iraq war was so wrong, why is the Afghanistan war so right??)
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To: bergmeid

BINGO!


28 posted on 04/09/2009 6:07:07 PM PDT by maggief
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To: hunter112
"Jimmuh Carter didn't make us look pathetically weak until near the end of his administration."

Obowma picking up where Carter left off.

29 posted on 04/09/2009 6:45:35 PM PDT by Enterprise (I went to America and all I got were some DVDs and little helicopters.)
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To: Paladin2
"We could have H! cackle as she explains past US responses to Islamic Pirates."

Hmmm,We can have gigglary's cackle played constantly over a loudspeaker. The pirates are bound to surrender ASAP.

God will protect the Captain's ears.

30 posted on 04/09/2009 6:59:15 PM PDT by 1_Rain_Drop
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To: 1_Rain_Drop
"God will protect the Captain's ears. "

A Homerian image that works for me. Drive them insane.

31 posted on 04/09/2009 7:02:35 PM PDT by Paladin2 (Big Ears + Big Spending --> BigEarMarx, the man behind TOTUS)
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To: Mr Ramsbotham
I like your idea better
32 posted on 04/09/2009 7:18:10 PM PDT by stylin19a (Obama - the ethically excepted asterisk administration)
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To: bergmeid

Obama won’t shoot for fear of hitting one of his kinfolk.


33 posted on 04/09/2009 7:32:16 PM PDT by BuffaloJack (To stand up for Capitalism is to hope Teleprompter Boy fails.)
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To: bergmeid

> Because Ozero is a muslim and he’s not going to hurt other muslims.

I guarantee. They won’t feel a thing.


34 posted on 04/09/2009 7:33:16 PM PDT by BuffaloJack (To stand up for Capitalism is to hope Teleprompter Boy fails.)
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To: bergmeid

First of all, just make sure they have no home to return to.


35 posted on 04/09/2009 7:35:08 PM PDT by BuffaloJack (To stand up for Capitalism is to hope Teleprompter Boy fails.)
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