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
so the question is when was the order to use deadly force given , plus phony knew that there was no other alternative and hoped to have talks?
He wanted to prove that by talking it is better than using force, believe me I am convinced phony is pissed off they were shot
why else did he send the FBI and hostage smooth talker, why else did he keep his mouth shut?
He is p,laying it both ways
if the capt had died he would have blamed the navy
now it has been good for the capt he tries to take credit with the media spinning again for him and yet some sheep even believe it
Bumping your every word, manc.
***his life was in danger from the start and even more so when he had jumped over board***
BINGO. Deadly force was warranted from the beginning.
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.
You are right on this, manc.
Absolutely. He could only restrain the Navy to a certain point without risking absolute outrage at home. Now he is behind the eightball with everybody cheering the result and his mindless minions heaping the credit on him.
He is p,laying it both ways if the capt had died he would have blamed the navy
Absolutely. This was quite plain with, e.g., Gergen out there saying he didn't need to be awakened for this. The plot line as passed through the MSM ( it's so blatant! ) was that the whole thing was beneath his notice and a distraction. It was of course how he plays everything - holding it at arms length, just so he can be flexible in his ex post facto posturing.
CNN was running a super today that said, "Obama stops pirates". That takes spin to a Dervish-like level of insanity.
I am with you all the manc. Everyone needs to remember that nothing obama does or says is coincidental or unplanned in obama’s narcisstic mind.