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On Apr 11, 6:31*am, Jim22208 wrote:
wrote: On Apr 10, 11:13 pm, Frogwatch wrote: For GOD's sake, send reinforcements quick. *A billion dollar destroyer that could single handedly defeat Japan in WW2 is stymied by three thugs in a lifeboat and Obama panics and sends reinforcements when he hears they may be joined by another unarmed merchant vessel with a dozen or so pirates. Obama sends a stern warning, "I'm not kidding, unless they reduce their demands to $1 million, this time I'll not only bow, I'll pucker up too" sure put the fear of something into those pirates. Meanwhile, those awful brits at the UK Telegraph are calling Obama a "Pantywaist surrender monkey". *When a euro type calls you that, its gotta hurt. Why dont they just install midi-Guns on them...unlimited ammo. End of problem. For the crisis at hand, we don't need more firepower. We need the captain to escape again so that we can have a proper Viking funeral for the Somalians and their rescuers. LOL! |
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Tim wrote:
On Apr 11, 6:31 am, Jim22208 wrote: wrote: On Apr 10, 11:13 pm, Frogwatch wrote: For GOD's sake, send reinforcements quick. A billion dollar destroyer that could single handedly defeat Japan in WW2 is stymied by three thugs in a lifeboat and Obama panics and sends reinforcements when he hears they may be joined by another unarmed merchant vessel with a dozen or so pirates. Obama sends a stern warning, "I'm not kidding, unless they reduce their demands to $1 million, this time I'll not only bow, I'll pucker up too" sure put the fear of something into those pirates. Meanwhile, those awful brits at the UK Telegraph are calling Obama a "Pantywaist surrender monkey". When a euro type calls you that, its gotta hurt. Why dont they just install midi-Guns on them...unlimited ammo. End of problem. For the crisis at hand, we don't need more firepower. We need the captain to escape again so that we can have a proper Viking funeral for the Somalians and their rescuers. LOL! Let's keep in mind the fact that the pirates are holding a very valuable hostage who has proved how worthy he is. So long as he is alive and unharmed, it is important for cool heads to prevail. Also keep in mind other pirates in that area are holding other crews as hostages. What is needed is a plan that can be implemented to sweep these waters of pirates, and keep them them clean, far worthier tasks for a military force than invading a country on trumped-up charges from lying politicians that they are building weapons of mass destruction. -- Palin & Bachmann in 2012 - All Stupidity All the Time |
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![]() "HK" wrote in message m... Let's keep in mind the fact that the pirates are holding a very valuable hostage who has proved how worthy he is. So long as he is alive and unharmed, it is important for cool heads to prevail. Also keep in mind other pirates in that area are holding other crews as hostages. What is needed is a plan that can be implemented to sweep these waters of pirates, and keep them them clean, far worthier tasks for a military force than invading a country on trumped-up charges from lying politicians that they are building weapons of mass destruction. I agree. This situation is far more complex than some of the Clint Eastwood types calling out, "Make my day" think it is. The commanding officer of the Bainbridge is under rules of engagement that precludes him from taking any action that would put the hostage's life in jeopardy. Some people are critical that the lifeboat wasn't "blown out of the water" when the hostage briefly jumped overboard. The reality is that in the middle of the night and from over 200 yards away, any firepower brought to bear on the lifeboat would also have a significant risk to the hostage. The rules of engagement change if the destroyer itself is in danger due to attack. Under those circumstances the captain is authorized to take any action necessary to save his ship. Four guys in a powerless lifeboat armed with small arms and maybe AK-47's isn't exactly a serious threat to a destroyer. This is a tough situation. Apparently there are about 200 other hostages that are being held as ransom bait by these pirates and some of them are on the boats that the pirates have called upon for reinforcement. "Blowing them out of the water" brings the same risk of killing hostages. Right now, nobody is going anywhere and time is on the side of the hostage and of the Navy. Eisboch |
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On Apr 11, 9:35*am, HK wrote:
Tim wrote: On Apr 11, 6:31 am, Jim22208 wrote: wrote: On Apr 10, 11:13 pm, Frogwatch wrote: For GOD's sake, send reinforcements quick. *A billion dollar destroyer that could single handedly defeat Japan in WW2 is stymied by three thugs in a lifeboat and Obama panics and sends reinforcements when he hears they may be joined by another unarmed merchant vessel with a dozen or so pirates. Obama sends a stern warning, "I'm not kidding, unless they reduce their demands to $1 million, this time I'll not only bow, I'll pucker up too" sure put the fear of something into those pirates. Meanwhile, those awful brits at the UK Telegraph are calling Obama a "Pantywaist surrender monkey". *When a euro type calls you that, its gotta hurt. Why dont they just install midi-Guns on them...unlimited ammo. End of problem. For the crisis at hand, we don't need more firepower. We need the captain to escape again so that we can have a proper Viking funeral for the Somalians and their rescuers. LOL! Let's keep in mind the fact that the pirates are holding a very valuable hostage who has proved how worthy he is. So long as he is alive and unharmed, it is important for cool heads to prevail. Also keep in mind other pirates in that area are holding other crews as hostages. What is needed is a plan that can be implemented to sweep these waters of pirates, and keep them them clean, far worthier tasks for a military force than invading a country on trumped-up charges from lying politicians that they are building weapons of mass destruction. -- Palin & Bachmann in 2012 - All Stupidity All the Time- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Blah, blah, blah... more illiterate bull**** from our resident dropout. |
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![]() "Frogwatch" wrote in message ... For GOD's sake, send reinforcements quick. A billion dollar destroyer that could single handedly defeat Japan in WW2 is stymied by three thugs in a lifeboat and Obama panics and sends reinforcements when he hears they may be joined by another unarmed merchant vessel with a dozen or so pirates. Obama sends a stern warning, "I'm not kidding, unless they reduce their demands to $1 million, this time I'll not only bow, I'll pucker up too" sure put the fear of something into those pirates. Meanwhile, those awful brits at the UK Telegraph are calling Obama a "Pantywaist surrender monkey". When a euro type calls you that, its gotta hurt. It should. And it is true. Maybe Obama has to learn being president isn't all about pork-corruption-debt spend. |
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Frogwatch wrote:
For GOD's sake, send reinforcements quick. A billion dollar destroyer that could single handedly defeat Japan in WW2 is stymied by three thugs in a lifeboat and Obama panics and sends reinforcements when he hears they may be joined by another unarmed merchant vessel with a dozen or so pirates. Obama sends a stern warning, "I'm not kidding, unless they reduce their demands to $1 million, this time I'll not only bow, I'll pucker up too" sure put the fear of something into those pirates. Meanwhile, those awful brits at the UK Telegraph are calling Obama a "Pantywaist surrender monkey". When a euro type calls you that, its gotta hurt. In light of today's outcome, don't you feel a bit like an idiot? |
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On Apr 12, 7:38*pm, Jim wrote:
Frogwatch wrote: For GOD's sake, send reinforcements quick. *A billion dollar destroyer that could single handedly defeat Japan in WW2 is stymied by three thugs in a lifeboat and Obama panics and sends reinforcements when he hears they may be joined by another unarmed merchant vessel with a dozen or so pirates. Obama sends a stern warning, "I'm not kidding, unless they reduce their demands to $1 million, this time I'll not only bow, I'll pucker up too" sure put the fear of something into those pirates. Meanwhile, those awful brits at the UK Telegraph are calling Obama a "Pantywaist surrender monkey". *When a euro type calls you that, its gotta hurt. In light of today's outcome, don't you feel a bit like an idiot? How long do you think it will take Obermann to credit Obama for everything from handling the negotiations to taking the shot ![]() |
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On Apr 13, 7:01*pm, Jim wrote:
wrote: On Apr 12, 7:38 pm, Jim wrote: Frogwatch wrote: For GOD's sake, send reinforcements quick. *A billion dollar destroyer that could single handedly defeat Japan in WW2 is stymied by three thugs in a lifeboat and Obama panics and sends reinforcements when he hears they may be joined by another unarmed merchant vessel with a dozen or so pirates. Obama sends a stern warning, "I'm not kidding, unless they reduce their demands to $1 million, this time I'll not only bow, I'll pucker up too" sure put the fear of something into those pirates. Meanwhile, those awful brits at the UK Telegraph are calling Obama a "Pantywaist surrender monkey". *When a euro type calls you that, its gotta hurt. In light of today's outcome, don't you feel a bit like an idiot? How long do you think it will take Obermann to credit Obama for everything from handling the negotiations to taking the shot ![]() Not nearly as long as it will take you to blame Obama for everything that's happened for the last 8 years. I did not call Obama a Pantyywaist Surrender Monkey, the UK Telegraph did. However, I still think Obama is in waaaaaaaay over his head. |
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