[Sacajaweau]

If you think I'm going to risk 9 of my best for 2 jackasses being held by a street gang when it's a job for the local police, you're nuts.

This simply shouldn't have been a military operation.

[BuffaloJack]

> This simply shouldn’t have been a military operation.

It wasn’t. It was a public relations operation to boost Hussein’s popularity. He couldn’t afford for it to go wrong, so he used SEALs, because, “When it absolutely, positively must be killed or blown up overnight: Navy SEALs”.

[Daffynition]

I agree that Hussein gambled *fast and loose* with these brave Seals, for dubious motivations, except to make his metrosexual self look good. That infuriates me.

OTOH, the Seals risk it all and follow orders, and get the job done. In stark contrast, recently the Americans who were trapped on the sunken Costa Concordia ship, could not get a hold of anyone at the US embassy to help them with passports, etc., b/c the embassies were closed due to the MLK holiday. All other embassies sent reps to help their nationals.

[Doe Eyes]

If you think I'm going to risk 9 of my best for 2 jackasses being held by a street gang when it's a job for the local police, you're nuts.

Local police in Somalia? Are you kidding?