A suspected pirate skiff burns off the coast of Djibouti on Saturday after the dock landing ship Ashland fired on it after being attacked by small-arms fire. (Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason R. Zalasky | U.S. Navy)
Navy rescue personnel from the dock landing ship Ashland arrive on the scene in a rigid-hull inflatable boat to pull suspected pirates from the sea off the coast of Djibouti on Saturday, April 10, 2010. The Navy fired on the pirate skiff after being attacked by small-arms fire. (Petty officer 2nd Class Jason R. Zalasky | U.S. Navy)
Navy rescue personnel from the dock landing ship Ashland pull suspected pirates from the sea off the coast of Djibouti on Saturday, April 10, 2010. (Petty officer 2nd Class Jason R. Zalasky | U.S. Navy)1 posted on
04/10/2010 12:45:27 PM PDT by
csvset
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2 posted on
04/10/2010 12:47:26 PM PDT by
csvset
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Aircraft carriers aside, a Dock Landing Ship is a pretty big target to be going after. Secondly, there are plenty of Marines embarked who are just itching to get some trigger time.
3 posted on
04/10/2010 12:48:08 PM PDT by
Tallguy
("The sh- t's chess, it ain't checkers!" -- Alonzo (Denzel Washington) in "Training Day")
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5 posted on
04/10/2010 12:52:11 PM PDT by
onehipdad
("Tell us who poisoned the monkeys, and we'll give you a cigarette.")
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The skinnies had a solid plan here. “Look, it’s the amphibious warfare branch of the USN,,,in a ship that usually carries a few hundred marines that have been abused for months,,,, i have an idea, lets shoot it up bro”.
8 posted on
04/10/2010 12:54:47 PM PDT by
DesertRhino
(I was standing with a rifle, waiting for soviet paratroopers, but communists just ran for office)
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>>”..captured..”<<
???
Our response should be immediate annihilation of the vessel & occupants. No questions asked.
9 posted on
04/10/2010 12:55:42 PM PDT by
panaxanax
(The time has come (3-21-2010) for TEA Party Patriots to turn up the volume.)
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Our Navy is too darn nice. Another country wouldn’t have bothered to pull pirates out of the water, but leave them to their fate.
10 posted on
04/10/2010 12:59:55 PM PDT by
pray4liberty
(dare I say it?)
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It simply amazes me that the Navy has to keep rescuing these scum, and letting them go. What a worthless president we have.
12 posted on
04/10/2010 1:03:35 PM PDT by
Scotsman will be Free
(11C - Indirect fire, infantry - High angle hell - We will bring you, FIRE)
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Don’t rescue them... leave them for the sea tender mercies..
16 posted on
04/10/2010 1:08:33 PM PDT by
theDentist
(fybo; qwerty ergo typo : i type, therefore i misspelll)
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How stupid can these guys be? They could run for Congress on the Democrat ticket.
17 posted on
04/10/2010 1:09:42 PM PDT by
Don Corleone
("Oil the gun..eat the cannolis. Take it to the Mattress.")
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The Navy ship returned fire with its 25mm gun, catching the skiff on fire, the Navy said. Correct respnse.
The crew abandoned the vessel, and the Navy rescued the men from the water.
Wrong answer, they should have left as JAWs Jumbo.
18 posted on
04/10/2010 1:15:00 PM PDT by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs said?)
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The score is now U.S. three..pirates 0
20 posted on
04/10/2010 1:35:27 PM PDT by
DallasSun
(i believe in separation of church and hate.)
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Why pick them up?
I'd just cruise by and hand these out:
22 posted on
04/10/2010 1:50:24 PM PDT by
Mad_Tom_Rackham
(It is the duty of the patriot to protect his country from its government -- Thomas Payne)
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Here's video of a 25mm deck gun sinking a boat. I would hate to be on the receiving end. Yikes.
26 posted on
04/10/2010 3:11:15 PM PDT by
Reaganesque
("And thou shalt do it with all humility, trusting in me, reviling not against revilers.")
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