Analysis: Pirates put Obama in 21st-century bind

AP ^ | April 9, 2009 | Anne Gearan

[bergmeid]

A ragtag band of pirates has put President Barack Obama in a bind: He commands overwhelming firepower in the form of a growing flotilla of U.S. warships, but he doesn't want to use it......

[yazoo]

“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?

[Western Phil]

Shades of Carter & Clinton (Iran & Osama).

No response, no respect.

[Steel Wolf]

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.

[jusduat]

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

[hunter112]

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.

[fella]

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.

[FLCowboy,]

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!

[maggief]

BINGO!

[Enterprise]

"Jimmuh Carter didn't make us look pathetically weak until near the end of his administration."

Obowma picking up where Carter left off.

[1_Rain_Drop]

"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.

[Paladin2]

"God will protect the Captain's ears. "

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

[stylin19a]

I like your idea better

[BuffaloJack]

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

[BuffaloJack]

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

I guarantee. They won’t feel a thing.

[BuffaloJack]

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