This STILL took entirely too long.
Also, if there is no retribution, towards the pirates on shore and in the other pirate boats, this stuff will only get worse.
Also, if there is no retribution, towards the pirates on shore and in the other pirate boats, this stuff will only get worse.
Gimme a break. This is the best outcome anyone could hope for. Hostage situations always require patience.
3 of the 4 pirates killed, the 4th captured, the Captain safe. What more could we want? And do we really think any pirates will want to attack another American ship after this? This was a fiasco for them.
Three out of four pirates dead, captain safe, ship and crew safe, no ransom paid. What difference does it make if it took one day or five? The end result is what is important, and short of four dead pirates I don't know how it could be any better.
Perhaps, but the captain is safe, America can rejoice on this Easter Sunday. However, this will give Obama a bump in the polls and that is better than having lost the captain to the pirates.
The real question is, will we waterboard the captured pirate and blow up his compound and get all the names of his associates...