Hopefully your punitive action dream wouldn't cross over into collective punishment. The Pirates are based in towns, and not everyone living in those towns is a pirate or works for pirates.
Hopefully your punitive action dream wouldn't cross over into collective punishment. The Pirates are based in towns, and not everyone living in those towns is a pirate or works for pirates.
They are. The French have already conducted a few of these rescues. Even the Japanese are thinking of sending some ships.....we all know how that worked out last time though.The other seafaring nations of the world need to step up and bear some of this weight. The US should not be the worlds policeman anymore.
it wont be the new prez.....his skirt is too shortI guess there have been plans drawn up since Bush to wipe out the Somali safe havens. Makes you wonder, If he didnt pull the trigger, who will?
I was curious to know if the Seals raid was unsuccessful, would Obama still have taken credit?I guess there have been plans drawn up since Bush to wipe out the Somali safe havens. Makes you wonder, If he didnt pull the trigger, who will?
He would have referred to the fact that he gave the on scene operational commander the authority to execute if he deemed the civilian's life in danger.I was curious to know if the Seals raid was unsuccessful, would Obama still have taken credit?
Pearl Harbor? Midway? Solomons?...the Japanese are thinking of sending some ships.....we all know how that worked out last time though.
Rush and Hannity made a days show out of that decision today. I cant believe I listened for as long as I did.I was curious to know if the Seals raid was unsuccessful, would Obama still have taken credit?
Wasn't in my work truck today.Rush and Hannity made a days show out of that decision today. I cant believe I listened for as long as I did.
Well, he stated that the fact that the SEALs had to receive the President's permission to fire only if the captain's life was in danger as an Obama character defect.Did Hannity still wish it had failed?
If you're in a lifeboat with 3 armed pirates who are holding you hostage, your life is already in imminent danger.He would have referred to the fact that he gave the on scene operational commander the authority to execute if he deemed the civilian's life in danger.
But good ol' Thomas Jefferson killed a LOT of pirates, courtesy of the US Marine Corps.
You obviously don't understand pirate ingenuity. They use trebuchets to launch themselves onto the deck of the target ship. (But oh, how they long for a nice sail to land in and slide down on the blade of their daggers...)Crazy pirates are at it again, undeterred. Seized three more ships today...
I dont/cant understand how these huge tankers get overtaken and seized over by teenaged thugs in skiffs. Cant the ladders be pulled up or the ship just suddenly swerve and crush the boat?
Also (as a US Navy Master Helmsman) you can't "swerve" a tanker, let alone swerve in the areas they are being captured. It's not like they are being taken in open water.2) the small boats come in swarms, so they're mutually supporting--try and swerve to avoid or crush one, and you're vulnerable to the others.
Or just break out the 18" Naval Tasers.I think electrified hulls would be a hilarious gag to play on those rascally pirates.
True, but I was making a reference that if it had gone bad and he wanted a scapegoat, the decision to the on scene commander would have been his out, essentially waste the CO of the Bainbridge.If you're in a lifeboat with 3 armed pirates who are holding you hostage, your life is already in imminent danger.
He's not gonna give the "waste the mutha****ers!" order, but he did make a reasonable statement for the media which essentially gave the operational commander carte blanche from the start.
I think electrified hulls would be a hilarious gag to play on those rascally pirates.
Do you really think he'd say anything other than words to the effect of, "I gave the CO the authority to make a difficult decision under impossible circumstances...he made the best call he could and was forced by evil men to take a great risk in the face of certain disaster. Despite his noble efforts, things didn't work out as planned."True, but I was making a reference that if it had gone bad and he wanted a scapegoat, the decision to the on scene commander would have been his out, essentially waste the CO of the Bainbridge.
Sort of a la Dick Marcinko and Ollie North. Sort of.