Posted on 04/13/2009 10:01:04 AM PDT by mojito
Let's just say I'm not holding my breath.
I don’t understand why everyone is getting upset with the President taking credit for this. Presidents always do this. President Bush singlehandedly captured and killed Sadam...lol. Certainly I have heard thank you President Bush for killing Sadam many times and he also gets credit for singlehandedly giving two countries a democracy...Iraq and soon Afganistan...Do you get this?
If the Captain had been killed after that attempt, his blood would have been on Obama's incompetent hands.
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I’m not holding my breath, either. One of the comments on the Washington Post story was lamenting the fact that we shot the pirates “without congressional authorization.”
Immages of Borkeback??
the captive captain of the M.V. Maersk-Alabama took his second leap in three days into the shark-infested waters of the Indian Ocean.
The Captain was still on board at the time of the three successful shots. One of the pirates was spotted through a window and had his AK-47 pointed at the Captain and the other two were visible (head and shoulders) through other openings as they catching some fresh air.
0bambi, so it seems, authorized only the most restrictive rules of engagement, and decided that he wanted a “peaceful” solution to the crisis.
Fortunately, Captain Phillips and the officers aboard the Bainbridge have more gumption and more sense.
So, Obambi wants to take credit for an operation that he did his best to oppose.
President's take credit when things go well. Who doesn't understand that?
The problem arises when President's give orders that hamper rather than hasten success, even as they take credit for it.
And what that bodes for the next crisis. Because the next one is surely coming.
You should get up to speed on “PRO-ACTIVE” & “RE-ACTIVE”...
GW = Pro-active
BO (not the dog) = Re-active
Because Bush, at least, took an action to cause the downfall of saddam.
0bama, took NO action that affected the outcome. Just the opposite is true. He took action to defeat a timely and positive outcome.
Hopefully he learned from this one and won’t wait and wait and wait to make a decision. Being that he did not have experience, he is learning on the job which is not a great way to go. He is just lucky this turned out ok...the next one may not be so successful unless he smartens up.
Barney Frank to the rescue.
You are right...He is definitely a “reactive” type manager. I don’t think he has it in him to be proactive.
True....he will need to smarten up on his decision making skills ASAP or it will be a very difficult four years for him.
Difficult for HIM?
What about the rest of us?
The first time Fub0 impeded his escape because he had ordered the situation to be "resolved peacefully".
The second time the commander of the Bainbridge took matters in his own hands and ordered the snipers into action.
My guess is he feigned the part about "imminent danger" and did what should have been done the first time.
IF he had strictly obeyed the "O"-command, I suspect the captain would still be held hostage.
Fub0 is a national disgrace!
IMPEACH!
To me Bush and He are at fault for allowing this to perpetuate for so long.
Amen to ALL you said.
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