Pirate ships converge on US hostage at sea

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090410/ap_on_re_af/piracy ^

[chessplayer]

NAIROBI, Kenya – Escalating a dramatic Indian Ocean standoff, more U.S. warships — as well as pirate reinforcements with an international gallery of hostages — rushed Friday toward the spot where four Somali bandits are holding a U.S. sea captain aboard a drifting lifeboat.

[Ezekiel]

Zero’s ego demanded the job, yet Zero ignores the demands of the job - HOPING all the problems will go away. It’s bad enough now, what happens when this idiot muslim usurper finally reacts... with all of the wisdom of a spoiled 2 year old? Hussein is simply not wired into reality.

[NativeSon]

These muslim scum saw our President bow to his muslim lord of Saudi Arabia and just like sharks who smell blood they are circling in. I am absolutely convinced that bow helped encourage this.

What BO and rest of these @ss-clowns have done is signal to the world that we are your doormat. He goes around, kicking his country, belittling and accusing his predecessor begging to be accepted like a weak, turn coat dog.

If this was a school yard or a gang, my moves would be clear to me...

[A.A. Cunningham]

Pirate ships converge on US hostage at sea

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

When the come out into the open take them out. Never let a good crisis go un exploited.

[kabar]

Agree. Obama is making this much more complicated than it needs to be. The idea that the FBI has been called in to negotiate shows how screwed up things are. We have dragged this out so it has become a much larger event.

Four ragtag pirates in a lifeboat without power in the middle of the ocean surrounded by USN ships is not exactly a great negotiating position--for them. We hold all the cards re their safety. Give them an ultimatum--release the captain or you will die. Let's see how suicidal they really are. If they refuse, then we use SEALs to go after them at night using night vision equipment, stun grenades, and silencers.

[NativeSon]

Time to send in the Navy Seals.

Sure, right after Kerry has finished his "pirate hearings" (no, I'm not kidding).

[longtermmemmory]

this is more evidence Jimmy Carter is back.

It is iranian hostage again thanks to Obama. The botch rescue, the hamstringing of the military.

[GWMcClintock]

“Obama is simplying incapable....”

says it ALL right there. Thanks, President Erkel for voting “present” and letting this situation escalate into an international incident. Boob!

[mware]

"Pirate hearing????"

Jesus wept.

[Bulldawg Fan]

So last night the Captain tries to escape and the Navy says it all happened so fast they couldnt react? Yes sir, our commander in chief sure means business with these crooks. The longer this drags on with US Navy war ships stopped cold by pirates in a life boat, the worse it looks for Hussien Obama. Another “hand wringer” like Jimmy Carter?

[SampleMan]

Exactly, killing four exposed men in rapid fashion without killing the hostage is doable.

[Joann37]

Per Fox and Friends, the captain tried to escape this morning, swam away from the vessel, but the pirates were able to recapture him.

I am no expert on these matters, but why the hell weren’t any Navy divers in the water, ready to capture him in the event that something like that was to occur? Fox reported that the Navy was too far away to be of help!

Are they serious? That poor captain probably thought all he needed to do would be to escape from the vessel, and he’d reach freedom. Instead, he’s probably tied up or secured even more by these thugs.

Again, I’m no expert, but it seems unconscionable that HE did his best to escape, but no help was available to lead him to safety once he left the vessel.

[ClearCase_guy]

At one point, I thought Obama would take us back to the 1970's -- an economically troubled time that I did not want to revisit.
Then I thought Obama would take us back to the 1930's -- an economically troubled time that I did not want to revisit.

Now it appears that we're back in 1710, pirates are seizing our ships, the political elite lives lives of luxury, and the rest of us are just peasants who pay taxes.

This Progressivism doesn't work the way I thought it was going to!

[Made In The USA]

Damn right. Sink each ship and see what kind of swimmers they are. Or floaters.

Once the US Navy was called in, it should have meant business all the way. Too bad our president has no balls.

If they don’t sink these other pirate ships, they should take THEM hostage and KILL pirates 1x1 until our American and the other hostages are released.

[Joann37]

I began writing my post (below) after yours was posted.

Anyway, I just can’t believe this. The captain probably thought he’d be led to safety once he escaped the vessel, but it is unbelievable that our Navy was not in the water to pull him to safety.

His family must be furious.

[aviator]

Convergence of pirates is like having fly paper around to catch them! Time to shoot them all!

[Joann37]

“President Erkel”

LOL!

[elpadre]

time to blockade the pirate’s home port with a flotilla - no one in or out. Prepare boarding parties to remove the hostage ships and isolate these terrorists.

[hoosiermama]

It would just take one pirate boat to fire on the US Navy to justify return fire. Hmmmmmm

[GonzoGOP]

Just cut them loose and let the Seals do their job.

Seals nothing. If we know the city just load up everything in the USAF that can haul iron bombs and send them on their way. Reduce city to lunar landscape. Wash rinse and repeat as necessary for desired result.

Of course the Teleprompter in Chief will have a more nuanced response. Like groveling before some Islamic leader or other. Perhaps he can send Hillary Clinton over to negotiate.