Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Navy snipers had multiple chances to shoot Somali pirates (Obama waits until Captain nearly killed)
LA Times ^ | 4/13/2009 | Julian E. Barnes and Greg Miller

Posted on 04/13/2009 6:07:49 PM PDT by tobyhill

Reporting from Washington -- Before ending a pirate standoff with three fatally precise shots, U.S. Navy SEAL snipers had passed on multiple opportunities to fire.

They had moved into position after the White House expanded the authority it had given the world's most powerful navy against a rag-tag foe holding an American hostage.

(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bho44; gutless; hostages; obama; somalipirates; usnavy
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-6061-80 ... 241-248 next last
To: tobyhill

God help us if we have another 9-11 while Obama is in office.


21 posted on 04/13/2009 6:46:26 PM PDT by The Great RJ (chain.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Candor7
Before its over Holder will have the pirate put up at the Waldorf on New York, dining on lobster tails.

I'll wager you are wrong -- and he gets Iranian caviar.

/sarc>

A'RRRRRR! We be quantum pirates, and we'll make ye walk the Planck!

(We'll never be sure you jumped, though.)

Cheers!

22 posted on 04/13/2009 6:47:54 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 8 | View Replies]

To: manc
been saying this for some time but it seems some have short memories the order was if his life was in danger then use deadly force well his life was in danger from the start and even more so when he had jumped over board

Under rules issued by the WH, you can bet the pirates would still be alive.

My money is on the Captain of the Bainbridge and the SEAL team leader not wanting to spend the rest of their lives knowing their careers were defined by having been on scene hogtied when a lifeboat evaded a warship and made it to safety along with the hostage.

23 posted on 04/13/2009 6:48:21 PM PDT by fso301
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 9 | View Replies]

To: Donald Rumsfeld Fan
I'm sure the Military knew he was in imminent danger but Obama is too stupid to realize that terrorist with guns will kill without warning. Obama wanted to negotiate out of the situation but terrorist can't be negotiated with.
24 posted on 04/13/2009 6:49:39 PM PDT by tobyhill ("Hope and Change" is so overrated!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 19 | View Replies]

To: manc

What, no polls to help the decision process????


25 posted on 04/13/2009 6:50:22 PM PDT by Claytonbridge
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 14 | View Replies]

To: tobyhill
I don't like the way every last detail leaks out, so that the enemy can study what was done and figure out how to do it better next time.

It's like we want to give them a fighting chance or something.

26 posted on 04/13/2009 6:54:45 PM PDT by Batrachian
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Claytonbridge

What did his teleprompter tell him to do?


27 posted on 04/13/2009 6:55:38 PM PDT by murron (Proud Marine Mom)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 25 | View Replies]

To: grey_whiskers

Thank the Good Lord that there were real Americans on those boat crews off the Bainbridge and Boxer.

That may soon change, a very sad thing.


28 posted on 04/13/2009 6:58:12 PM PDT by Candor7 (The weapons of choice against fascism are ridicule, and derision. (member NRA)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 22 | View Replies]

To: Cicero

If I’ve told you 999 times, Ive told you a million times not to exagerate


29 posted on 04/13/2009 6:59:21 PM PDT by Vendome
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]

To: The Great RJ

God help us if we have another 9-11 while Obama is in office.

yes, unfortunately, we see what he will do and how fast he will do it by the actions he took with his own “Katrina in North Dakota”


30 posted on 04/13/2009 6:59:31 PM PDT by Cyclone59 (You know why thereÂ’s a Second Amendment? In case the government fails to follow the first one.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 21 | View Replies]

To: Irish Eyes

The wording I heard... as to taking out the root cause in Somalia.... the shipman used ‘implore’ in his statement to 0.

Have a no-freep job, dammit, so I’m always way behind.

Words have meanings. ‘Implore’ is a very unusual way to state the request.


31 posted on 04/13/2009 7:01:16 PM PDT by txhurl (ralph...history books will read: Lincoln freed the slaves & Obama enslaved the free.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: Radix

Briefed 18 times? Reagan would only need one.


32 posted on 04/13/2009 7:01:16 PM PDT by cornfedcowboy
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: tobyhill

How many times does a guy have to try to escape before President EARS decides killing the “man caused disaster” guys would be a good idea?


33 posted on 04/13/2009 7:01:17 PM PDT by Rome2000 (Peace is not an option)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: tobyhill
That is what many of us thought on this forum. But we were attacked by “give the man a chance” type of freepers. He did not give orders to shoot until Friday at 8:00 PM, more than two and a half days since the pirates attacked.
34 posted on 04/13/2009 7:03:22 PM PDT by jveritas (God Bless our brave troops)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: tobyhill

never said other wise

I am pointing out that the capt life was on danger form the get go and even more so when he jumped overboard

the order was if the Capt’s life was threatened and it was from day one so the question is when did the order to use deadly force come about.

I think obama gave the order later on as he wanted to talk instead hence the FBI and it was only the quick thinking of the Navy capt and the seals which saved him as the navy capt used that order to his advantage knowing full well that those pirates would have made it to the shore

again well done to the seals and the Navy


35 posted on 04/13/2009 7:04:14 PM PDT by manc (Marriage is between a man and a woman no sick queer sham--- end racism end affirmative action)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 17 | View Replies]

To: Candor7

Too bad Zero had not come out to the life boat to do a little community organizing. He would have shown us a thing of two!!!!
Buahahahahaha


LOL

maybe the FBI smooth talk needed phoney’s teleprompter as talking was going no where


36 posted on 04/13/2009 7:05:51 PM PDT by manc (Marriage is between a man and a woman no sick queer sham--- end racism end affirmative action)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 18 | View Replies]

To: tobyhill

I asked the mod to move this very important article to the “breaking news section”. Finally the truth came out.


37 posted on 04/13/2009 7:05:51 PM PDT by jveritas (God Bless our brave troops)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: jveritas

I was attacked for stating that

The life was in danger and especially when the man jumped overboard but because obama wanted so much to reach out to muslims and make this a criminal case while trying to prove talking is better than bombing.

you can bet your houses that if talks had prevailed then phony would have been on TV saying see told you so , we do not need to use force like we have in the past

Now he cannot use that line

This was all about trying to show the world that he has brought in a new era of not hurting people and we are kum by yar or how ever you spell it /

Thank full there are some mostly on here who can see through this white house and media twist and propaganda.

phony should have given the order right away, shoot to kill when you have the chance
Now he needs to go after the pirates there and get their ships

obozo the clown looks at foreign policy as a pesky little thing getting in the way of his radical domestic agenda


38 posted on 04/13/2009 7:13:14 PM PDT by manc (Marriage is between a man and a woman no sick queer sham--- end racism end affirmative action)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 34 | View Replies]

To: jveritas

and from a liberal rag too


39 posted on 04/13/2009 7:13:58 PM PDT by manc (Marriage is between a man and a woman no sick queer sham--- end racism end affirmative action)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 37 | View Replies]

To: manc

In their briefing yesterday, the Navy said they did not want the pirates killed. It makes no sense except to Dems I guess.


40 posted on 04/13/2009 7:15:47 PM PDT by PghBaldy (Bam:Austrian Is A Language http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAmaGgBrDAs)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 35 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-6061-80 ... 241-248 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson