Posted on 04/10/2009 4:56:53 AM PDT by BarnacleCenturion
Edited on 04/10/2009 5:32:42 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- Pirates and U.S. warships are racing to the spot in the Indian Ocean where an American sea captain is being held hostage by a handful of pirates.
A Nairobi-based diplomat says the pirates holding Capt. Richard Phillips have summoned assistance. He says skiffs and motherships are heading toward the area from the coast.
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FRiend, its not a good time to be an American here.
This is Obama’s “Jimmy Carter” moment. It didn’t take very long, now the world will see him for what he really is.
Where is Thomas Jefferson when we need him?
We can’t edit responses, only delete them. If you’d like, cut and paste the text into a another response and then I’ll delete the comment with the graphic.
Reminds me of an old joke about Ethiopia's mass starvation some years ago . . .
What do you call a bunch of Ethiopians carrying a canoe?
No, he is going to fire a rocket into the stratosphere.
Seriously, anything that he does will probably make things worse.
Even better. Use some 2000 lbs laser-guided bombs. No announcements, just the mother ships disappearing one at a time over a month. Total denyability and they would get the message very quickly.
Good! Get 'em all in one place... round all those suckers UP! Will be like fish in a barrel. :)
Jimmy Carter has advised Obama to “just give it 444 days or so...see where it goes!”
Richard Nixon, during the Iran Hostage Crisis, offered these words for then. Pres, Carter, “Never negotiate with a terrorist.”
As we see, FBI efforts to negotiate a resolution are empowering the pirates to bring in reinforcements. Talking to them makes them bolder.
We need to stop any ships from entering the area, and just let these animals sit there in the enclosed boat until they have to come out.
Exactly.
It’ll end in tears now.
How far away is the Bainbridge etc ? The hostage attempted escape, whty was there no FRC in the water ?
Of course we don’t really know just what’s going on out there but the government isn’t even making comforting noises.
I wonder if BO will still leave the WH for church or will he avoid reporters etc this weekend ?
What’s the “slow Joe Biden” crisis?
American Captain Tries Daring Escape from Somali Pirates .....(quickly recaptured)
ABC News | April 10, 2009 | MARTHA RADDATZ
Posted on 04/10/2009 5:06:42 AM PDT by IrishMike
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2226223/posts
What a great Seal and his story is an important one.
What are our guys waiting for anyway? Find the shot, take the shot. They should have the ability to take out three of the Somalian undocumented sailors.
And how did they blow the chance to take them out when the Captain jumped into the water and tried to swim to the US warship.
He should have had immediate cover.
I saw that the Captain made an escape attempt last night in that he managed to get into the water according to the report.
So the very instant that happened, why in the hell did the lifeboat instantly look lilke swiss cheese? I can only imagine that the Bainbridge is on stand-down action orders. Deja Vu leads me right back to the same orders on the Cole.
Yeah. Who started calling this bunch of thugs pirates anyway? They are muslim terrorists that happen to operate on the ocean instead of land. If more people knew who was behind this bs, there would be more people yelling about it.
Obama was asked about this yesterday and he sloughed it off, saying he wanted to stay on the subject at hand, at the time something about housing.
Some liberal pundits or another, including Ed Morrisey of Hot Air...normally a SANE fellow, defended Obama and his lack of response as there are likely delicate negotiations going on and it would not do for the president to say something that might upset things.
Only one problem here...WHY CAN'T THE PRESIDENT EXPRESS HIS BEST WISHES FOR THE CAPTAIN AND HIS FAMILY????
What, the pirates would kill the captain if Obama said he prayed for a good outcome for the captured captain?
I don't care how much fools want to defend Obama, this man is no leader. Frankly I think he wanted to avoid "offending" the Muslim pirates by wishing the American citizen well while remaining mum on the health of the pirates. For sure Obama didn't want to wish the pirates well...but of course?
But it's what he wants as I see it, it's the only way to interpret his lack of response. I can't ever recall an American president not standing up with good wishes for American citizens in danger...at the very least.
And I do think Americans across the fruited plains, just as soon as this drama ends, will so note.
I really miss America.
One more reason Obama's a POS.
It probably would not have happened. This is one of a series of tests on Obama, our leader that bowed to their king.
The terrorists (not pirates - MUSLIM TERRORISTS) know that their position becomes stronger the more they drag this out. The policy should be NO food, NO water given to them.
Nature would have forced a quick resolution to the problem within a couple of days. But no, we’ve given them provisions, and will probably supply more so they can grandstand in front of the cameras for weeks and really rub America’s face in the dirt.
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