Posted on 04/14/2009 11:25:01 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
MOMBASA, Kenya — A day after the U.S. military killed three pirates and rescued an American sea captain, Somali pirates threatened to retaliate by killing captured U.S. seamen and the Pentagon said there's little it can do to stop future attacks.
Crewmembers of the freighter Maersk Alabama, in their first formal remarks to reporters, gathered at the dockside in Mombasa Monday and called on President Barack Obama to take a lead role in fighting piracy. The president called for an international effort, but he offered no specifics on how to address the problem.
"We would like to implore President Obama to use all his resources to increase the commitment to ending this Somali pirate scourge," said Shane Murphy , 33, the ship's first mate. "It's time for us to step in and put an end to this crisis. This crew was lucky to be out of it with every one of us alive. We're not going to be that lucky again."
They had reason for concern. In Somalia , members of pirate groups appeared to agree on one thing the day after the U.S. military assault: They'd fight back.
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Jefferson had a solution..
Not with FUBO in charge ...
Fewer pirates on land mean fewer pirates at sea ... destroy their bases, sink their boats and kill them onshore.
The navy can do a lot to prevent future pirate attacks.
They just need the order, and a commander with some grit.
True, but as long as it’s not our ships or our citizens, it’s not really our problem. Let the other countries figure out that they can’t appease the Muslims forever.
“The president called for an international effort, but he offered no specifics on how to address the problem.”
Translation: 0bama admits he is completely over his head on this problem.
We had good support from the Seals but there seems to be this one big stinking beached whale...
Agreed, lets arm our ships and let other countries take care of theirs.
The solution is simple, let US Flagged ships arm themselves.
That alone will make attempts at piracy drop to 0 against US Ships.
Same pirates.
Obama got past this one with the help of the Navy. He needed that in order to ramp up his approval as he sells Obammunism to the people.
Look out people. His design is to destroy America and gain more world power.
So you are saying that you don't want to end the piracy but just want to maintain it at it's current level?
Defense officials say it's a crime perpetuated over a vast area that even the 16 navies patrolling at the time of Phillips' capture couldn't stop; his ship was 300 miles offshore.
I suppose this is where the headline came from? What they mean is that the Navy WILL NOT BE ALLOWED to stop future attacks.
Hire mercenaries.
Solution offered by a 20-something college student I was talking to at a bar a couple days ago. What can you say to that?
Buck an ear sounds about right.
Get a job?
Is that what the Navy says or is that what the Navy was told to say?
Because, out here in fly over country where we are bled white with taxes,we think we ought to get a little more bang for our buck than to have the ‘Navy’ (a recipient of our hard earned taxes) tell us they can't defend themselves on the high seas!!!! What???!!! The most sophisticated MOFO Navy on earth can't defend itself? Am I supposed to believe that?????
If the Navy can't defend itself with all the high tech gadgetry we have, then I have to suspect that they were TOLD not to defend themselves!!!!!
That’s a punderful idea.
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