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How Obama actually delayed pirate rescue
WorldNetDaily ^ | April 18, 2009 | Joseph Farah

Posted on 04/19/2009 3:58:22 PM PDT by IbJensen

SEAL team deployment stalled 36 hours, hampered by limited rules of engagement.

WASHINGTON – While Barack Obama is basking in praise for his "decisive" handling of the Somali pirate attack on a merchant ship in the India Ocean, reliable military sources close to the scene are painting a much different picture of the incident – accusing the president of employing restrictive rules of engagement that actually hampered the rescue of Capt. Richard Phillips and extended the drama at sea for days.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bho44; bhodod; bo; commiewhimp; communistobama; hostages; hussein; maerskalabama; muslimmole; navyseals; obamaforterrorists; obamaisaracist; obowma; pirates; rescue; richardphillips; somalipirates; usnavy
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This communist America has elected to lead us down the path of failure will be the death of this nation!
1 posted on 04/19/2009 3:58:22 PM PDT by IbJensen
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2 posted on 04/19/2009 3:59:37 PM PDT by Travis McGee ("Foreign Enemies And Traitors" will be ready the first week of May.)
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Why am I not surprised?


3 posted on 04/19/2009 4:00:35 PM PDT by Uncle Hal
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>employing restrictive rules of engagement that actually hampered the rescue of Capt. Richard Phillips and extended the drama at sea for days.

It’s either that or Waco/Ruby Ridge...
Some choice, eh?


4 posted on 04/19/2009 4:01:18 PM PDT by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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The SEAL team deployment was an unqualified success. This type of armchair quarterbacking is uncalled for and ridiculous. The end result of whatever actions Obama took (or didnt’ take) was the death of three of the four pirates and the safe recovery of the captain. I, for one, mark this as a win in Obama’s column and have moved on. A crank like Joseph Farah is likely to do the opposite.


5 posted on 04/19/2009 4:01:29 PM PDT by domenad (In all things, in all ways, at all times, let honor guide me.)
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I completely believe this is plausible. However, I won't be sharing it with anyone until:
  1. We see it appear somewhere other than WorldNutDaily, and
  2. There is something more substantial than un-named sources.

6 posted on 04/19/2009 4:03:59 PM PDT by Scutter
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Can’t say I’m convinced yet... but, as I predicted previously, the truth: if different: will eventually come out.

I’ll fully believe it when I hear Katie Couric say it! /s


7 posted on 04/19/2009 4:04:22 PM PDT by SomeCallMeTim ( When you find yourself going through Hell, keep going!)
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8 posted on 04/19/2009 4:05:04 PM PDT by Syncro (Qui non intelligit, aut taceat, aut discat)
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Sorry to find your sense of serenity upset, but you do realize that this event revealed that Obama is one of those "that's not it" type managers.
9 posted on 04/19/2009 4:07:45 PM PDT by muawiyah
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Obama, decisive.

ROTFLMAO!

10 posted on 04/19/2009 4:08:24 PM PDT by EGPWS (Trust in God, Question everyone else)
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2232786/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2232610/posts


11 posted on 04/19/2009 4:09:44 PM PDT by upchuck (I'm glad I'm old. Thus I can remember when America was a decent, moral, God fearing country.)
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Folks, I said all of this on day 1. They Navy’s language was directed at hitting the wicket of a very restrictive ROE.


12 posted on 04/19/2009 4:10:28 PM PDT by SampleMan (Socialism kills your soul.)
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about the only thing he did.


13 posted on 04/19/2009 4:12:12 PM PDT by Ancient Drive (will)
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To: domenad
It's pretty clear what happened.

Plus

The Captain did not thank Obama.

He thanked everyone else.

Several on this thread are praising Obama for his handling of this.

I'd rather be in a foxhole with “crank” Farah than Obama.

14 posted on 04/19/2009 4:12:14 PM PDT by Syncro (Qui non intelligit, aut taceat, aut discat)
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bttt


15 posted on 04/19/2009 4:12:16 PM PDT by jackv (Just shakin' my head!!)
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The chosen one is looking more and more each day like the peanut farmer from Georgia.


16 posted on 04/19/2009 4:12:48 PM PDT by skimask (When you deal with people who value death over life traditional means of deterence will not work)
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by kissing their hairy heinies


17 posted on 04/19/2009 4:13:32 PM PDT by yldstrk (My heros have always been cowboys--Reagan and Bush)
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In the Capt. remarks posted on YouTube, the capt. thanked EVERYONE EXCETP Bambi! That should tell you a lot!


18 posted on 04/19/2009 4:13:49 PM PDT by WellyP
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The Lord will resurrect us . . .

However, it does seem like OThuga is practicing as many varieties of stabbing the National Heart as he can find.


19 posted on 04/19/2009 4:15:33 PM PDT by Quix (POL Ldrs quotes fm1900 2 presnt: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2130557/posts?page=81#81)
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And the Resurrection of our National Identity will not likely occur until after literal Armageddon.


20 posted on 04/19/2009 4:16:02 PM PDT by Quix (POL Ldrs quotes fm1900 2 presnt: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2130557/posts?page=81#81)
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