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To: Eric in the Ozarks

Remind me, why do we have a Navy?


14 posted on 04/10/2009 6:30:55 AM PDT by Melchior
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To: Melchior
We have a Navy to control the seas. They are subject to the ROE as imposed by military and civilian leadership. The head of that civilian leadership is the CiC.

This kind of crap never happended under President Bush's watch. The pirates pretty much know who to screw with based on their risk analysis.

46 posted on 04/10/2009 6:56:26 AM PDT by pfflier
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To: Melchior
Remind me, why do we have a Navy?

Good point, well-made, to those who know the answer. "... to the shores of Tripoli..."

50 posted on 04/10/2009 7:02:27 AM PDT by txnuke (Until I see a REAL C.O.L.B. BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: Melchior
Remind me, why do we have a Navy?

Because the Marines don't like flying with the Air Force? Seriously its not the Navy that the problem, its Obama. Rescue the captain, then turn a couple of CVN battle groups and an MEF loose on the Somali coast and sink every pirate ship, fishing boat, whatever. Heck if there are two pieces of styrofoam that might be used as a raft burn them. Pirate problem solved. Worked for Jefferson then, could work now if we had a POTUS that was actually an American rather than a citizen of the world.
57 posted on 04/10/2009 7:21:41 AM PDT by GonzoGOP (There are millions of paranoid people in the world and they are all out to get me.)
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