God Bless Our SEALs
Posted on 04/13/2009 8:55:29 AM PDT by Delacon
The operation to rescue Capt. Richard Phillips involved dozens of Navy SEALs, who parachuted from an aircraft into the scene near dark Saturday, landing in the ocean. The SEALs were part of a group of Special Operations forces involved in the effort, according to military officials.
The SEALs set up operations on the USS Bainbridge, which had been communicating with the four pirates via radio and had used smaller boats to make deliveries of food and water to their lifeboat. Yet the pirates were growing increasingly agitated, the officials said. At one point Saturday, the pirates opened fire on one of the smaller U.S. Navy craft that approached.
As the seas grew rougher, the Bainbridge offered to tow the lifeboat to calmer waters, and the pirates agreed, linking up the lifeboat to the destroyer with a towing cable that left 75 to 80 feet between the two vessels. Phillips at the time was tied up in the lifeboat, having been bound -- and occasionally beaten -- by the pirates ever since he had attempted to escape by jumping into the water on Friday, the officials said.
Meanwhile, one of the pirates, estimated to be between 16 and 20 years old, asked to come aboard the Bainbridge to make a phone call. He had been stabbed in the hand during an altercation with the crew of the Maersk Alabama and needed medical care. "He effectively gave himself up," a senior military official said. The Navy then allowed that pirate to speak with the others in hopes that he could persuade them to give up.
The three other pirates, however, showed signs of growing irritation, as the Bainbridge, 18 miles from shore, towed the lifeboat further out to sea, the senior military official said. "They had no promise of
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The Somalian pirates need a history lesson ... We've been fighting pirates for 200 years ... We aren't about to stop ...
[The three other pirates, however, showed signs of growing irritation....]
...from all that lice in their tinkletorium territories.
First time I've seen anything re beatings. Still having trouble understanding how they could see Phillips' back etc. Covered lifeboat, "cockpit" is aft, it's being towed, how could you see into the thing from the Bainbridge ? If you could see Phillips, wouldn't that mean he'd be in the line of fire too ?
It’s only a matter of time before Obama was the sniper !
Hate to be the low man on the totem pool in house keeping
Heh, heh,,,tell them anything, then tow them anywhere. There are no rules in those situations. That had to be absolutely hilarious, short snubbed on the tail of a 1000 foot destroyer, bouncing around like a ping pong ball in a washing machine in that prop wash in the dark......you have to hand it to the commander, that guy has a really dark sense of humor.
"As soon as the snipers had a clear shot at the guy who had the rifle, they shot him and the other two in the hatches," the senior military official said.
A member of the Special Operations team slid down the tow line into the water and climbed aboard the lifeboat. Phillips was then put in a small craft and taken to the Bainbridge.
You can say that again
Thank God for the Navy Seals and their excellent training.
Now Barry is trying to take credit for executing this action. He had voted “absent” on this (as opposed to “present”) until it actually happened and I bet he didn’t have much to do with the actual decision to take action. He probably got confused or thought that any actual “threat” was remote.
It probably dawned on them about then that Allah was laughing at them.
Obama now has blood on his hands. Muslim blood. Now we will see if they like him so much.
The article explains that pretty good.
Bottom line is that the SEALs are excellent at what they do.
There is no second guessing their actions, they did their job perfectly after Obama finally let them.
I think this is a good time for the 'don't ask don't tell' policy. Just be glad we have the capability !
haha, yea I loved that part. I can see it now.
US: “Lets us tow you to calm waters so we can have a better shot at you!”
Terrorist: “Sure, anything for water and peanut butter crackers!”
Heh heh
“Nudge nudge, wink wink, say no more “
What’s that game at chucky cheese where the little heads pop up and bop them with a mallet.
Change the name to “Seal Trainer”.
So was there a standing order to get these terrorists if the opportunity arose even if the Captain wasn’t in “imminent” danger?
If not, why?
Language barrier? “We seek paradise” = “They want calm seas” = “Head shot”...
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