Quotes of the day
posted at 9:30 pm on April 12, 2009 by Allahpundit
“I share the country’s admiration for the bravery of Capt. Phillips and his selfless concern for his crew. His courage is a model for all Americans.”
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“Your family is saving a chocolate Easter egg for you. Unless your son eats it first.”
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“Every country will be treated the way it treats us. In the future, America will be the one mourning and crying.”
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Maybe, but I bet they won’t take an American ship again. At least not time soon.
SouthernGent on April 12, 2009 at 9:35 PM
“Your real”!
Thank -God thats so very true,and again,America
is the Leader of the Free World,
kudo’s again,to the US Navy!:)
canopfor on April 12, 2009 at 9:37 PM
Sweet. Way to go, Seals. Phillips is a stud.
Spirit of 1776 on April 12, 2009 at 9:37 PM
Time to hammer the ports those pirates use with a bit of air power. Also, consider dropping a few SEALS onto the other hijacked ships still in international waters.
michaelo on April 12, 2009 at 9:38 PM
Whew.
Great news this ended well. Couldn’t happen on a better day. For the captain and his family, Easter Sunday will from now on have even more meaning.
JetBoy on April 12, 2009 at 9:39 PM
“We will retaliate (for) the killings of our men.”
Bring it on asshole!
conservnut on April 12, 2009 at 9:39 PM
Machine guns mounted on the cargo ships.
joe_doufu on April 12, 2009 at 9:39 PM
“President Obama, and Navy Seals – who contributed in their own small way – rescued an American ship captain today…..”
aquaviva on April 12, 2009 at 9:40 PM
Every country will be treated the way it treats us. In the future, America will be the one mourning and crying.”
…..
Must be more of that “healing our international image” stuff.
Cowboy Diplomacy?
artist on April 12, 2009 at 9:41 PM
A true American…thanking the real heroes: Navy Personnel.
aigle on April 12, 2009 at 9:41 PM
Well, sir, your hostages are the only thing between you and oblivion.
You kill them, you just put yourself on very thin ice and you won’t like what is underneath when, not if, you face it.
Or so I hope US policy will evolve.
Harry Schell on April 12, 2009 at 9:42 PM
No, but now we will of course get the blame for any other hostages killed. And Obama will likely be leading the charge.
DerKrieger on April 12, 2009 at 9:42 PM
“We will retaliate (for) the killings of our men.”
Let’s rock and roll a$$hole
conservnut on April 12, 2009 at 9:43 PM
good
rob verdi on April 12, 2009 at 9:43 PM
Yeah, right.
TTheoLogan on April 12, 2009 at 9:44 PM
As an old destroyer sailor, I say also “Hooray for the Tin Can Sailors!” in rescuing a brave man,
Dhuka on April 12, 2009 at 9:44 PM
SO glad to hear he is safe.
However, this quote at the bottom of the Yahoo news I do not like.
Hang ‘em high.
INC on April 12, 2009 at 9:46 PM
You think they’ll be emboldened to take an American ship now? Too bad we can’t bet $$$ on it.
SouthernGent on April 12, 2009 at 9:47 PM
Did someone really say that?
Cindy Munford on April 12, 2009 at 9:48 PM
However, this quote at the bottom of the Yahoo news I do not like.
To that end, White House officials said the Justice Department is looking at evidence and considering whether to file criminal charges against a Somali pirate captured during the standoff.
Hang ‘em high.
INC on April 12, 2009 at 9:46 PM
INC, That’s how the WH wanted to address this entire scenario.
Smart diplomacy failed, you won’t hear it in the media.
The US Navy prevailed in a flawless manner.
artist on April 12, 2009 at 9:50 PM
Oh, I agree. The guy who voted Present is not going to turn into Mr. Tough guy.
INC on April 12, 2009 at 9:51 PM
The owner of the Italian tug taken yesterday wants to know why the U.S. Navy can do what they did for one American but not the ten Italians on his vessel. Oh, and those other six non-Italians on the tub also. He actually delineated the crew of this tug into Italians and those others. Kind of funny.
Cindy Munford on April 12, 2009 at 9:52 PM
The pirates don’t want trouble and they damn sure don’t want to provoke an airstrike on their bases–which are well known. I doubt they try that crap with an American ship anytime soon.
The pirates will go back to the lucrative non-American ships. They pay without a fuss.
Guardian on April 12, 2009 at 9:52 PM
Weakness invites hostility. Why can’t the Left understand that?
DerKrieger on April 12, 2009 at 9:52 PM
What a whiney bunch of pirates.
If you can’t handle the Navy Seals, don’t go around capturing innocent people and pointing AK-47s at them.
Arrr.
Disturb the Universe on April 12, 2009 at 9:52 PM
Our SEALs are awesome!
Took ‘em all out with head shots – direct kills! Can you imagine the size of the pineapple that last pirate must have pooped?
John the Libertarian on April 12, 2009 at 9:52 PM
Thank you to commander and the service members who had to carry out the orders for protecting a fellow citizen foor your bravery, and Capt. Phillips, and the weight of having to do what you did.
A grateful nation will remember this act of valor.
Branch Rickey on April 12, 2009 at 9:55 PM
Well that AP article by the brilliant and non-biased Jennifer Loven made it out to be all about The One.
Freaking hilarious.
I’d say Jennifer Loven ranks as the worst print “journalist” in history.
I know it’s a dead horse, but had Bush authorized it, “Neo-con, warmonger chickenhawk authorized murder of 3 helpless Somali citizens…”
reaganaut on April 12, 2009 at 9:55 PM
This is great news.
What’s amazing to me is how accurate our snipers were when seas were reported to be quite choppy.
In addition to being well-trained, I think they also had God on thier side…
CliffHanger on April 12, 2009 at 9:55 PM
I know, they sound like panytwaists.
sherry on April 12, 2009 at 9:55 PM
Europeans have grown weak and cowardly. A generalization but a fact. Watch these French “men” take a beat down on a public bus by Muslim immigrants. They don’t even fight back.
DerKrieger on April 12, 2009 at 9:55 PM
No, at least, not yet.
But the AP (byline Jennifer Loven) on the road there.
aquaviva on April 12, 2009 at 9:56 PM
@ SouthernGent on April 12, 2009 at 9:47 PM
I think they will be looking SPECIFICALLY for an American ship. If they want to get revenge, they have to realize killing anyone but an American will not send the desired message to the US. I think they will attempt to go after a US flagged ship and quickly get it to land. You have to remember that these pirates are pawns in a larger organization. Its not like the people running the show are trembling that a few of their lackeys got waxed.
thphilli on April 12, 2009 at 9:57 PM
Gotta give the French some credit (I don’t say that very often) for their handling of their own ship taken by pirates last week.
Although one hostage was killed, they acted quickly, and with force, to regain the ship and the rest of the crew.
JetBoy on April 12, 2009 at 9:58 PM
I have been waiting for all these folks who want us to be just like Europe to figure out that the only reason Europe can be like they are is because we defend them. I know they have militaries but we handle the bulk of their protection.
Pitiful.
Cindy Munford on April 12, 2009 at 10:00 PM
It’s why we have a military.
It’s why we have ROTC recruiters on campus.
moc23 on April 12, 2009 at 10:00 PM
The plight and courage of of Capt. Phillips makes the job of the apologetics liberal squad ten times more difficult.
The Pres. must suffering the utmost consternation at the prospect of honoring a true hero while at the same time feeling robbed of the politically correct acquiescence to pirates that relish the abuse of Americans,if for no other reason than to stroke his own ego.
Speakup on April 12, 2009 at 10:02 PM
“We will retaliate(for)killings of our men”.
Lets see,Submarines need torpedo practice,ya Obama might
howl a little about the price of torpedos,well with this
pirate action ongoing,maybe torpedo’s can get an ordanence
bailout!
They could float an aircraft carrier near by,and give some
predator’s a perimeter fly’n,scouting out and around time!
Ya,have to work on that one,maybe like an airspace problem,
a couple hundred drones,out and about checking on US flagged ships!
That way,pirates might think there just seagulls,except tho
when a hellfire is cleared hot,now that would make a great anti-pirate video!
Then,theres always the gals stationed back in the States,
monitoring the Satelites,in real time,then coordinating the attacks with predators,or maybe F-18′s!
So many ideas!
canopfor on April 12, 2009 at 10:02 PM
I’m waiting for the reaction when Europe realizes they have to start defending themselves because Obama won’t.
Radish on April 12, 2009 at 10:03 PM
It’s why we have ROTC recruiters on campus.
moc23 on April 12, 2009 at 10:00 PM
Some campuses.
The far-left Obama supporters won’t allow them in some places.
artist on April 12, 2009 at 10:04 PM
If we can’t get Kenya to take the pirate who remains in US custody, I think we should seriously consider just letting him go. Otherwise, after an expensive trial and all too brief prison term, he’ll just wind up in NY public housing.
Infidoll on April 12, 2009 at 10:04 PM
If Abdullahi Lami, a Somali pirate, and others want to engage in boastful threats against the United States, we simply must take them at face value, and respond accordingly. If they wish to become martyrs…then let us make sure we facilitate that desire.
What I do not understand, however, is why is it that certain types of people who vocally desire to become martyrs complain so loudly when we help them or their brethren in that pursuit.
Simply put, they asked for it.
coldwarrior on April 12, 2009 at 10:05 PM
Next Time:
Rubble Doesn’t Make Trouble.
Tzetzes on April 12, 2009 at 10:05 PM
Has Murtha, chimned in yet,about
In “Cold Blood” on the High Seas!
(Sarc).
canopfor on April 12, 2009 at 10:05 PM
Thank God for the Navy SEALS!
I give them all the credit in the world. Captain Phillips, I’m glad he’s home.
Diplomacy with terrorists NEVER works. Smart diplomacy, Obama style, is nonsense and idiocy at its worst. They should never play with human life in this way. I’m a young 26 yr. old and even I knew they should have sent the SEALS in on day one.
jencab on April 12, 2009 at 10:09 PM
Future Darwin Award Winner.
ronsfi on April 12, 2009 at 10:10 PM
And they think their health care is rationed now!!!
Cindy Munford on April 12, 2009 at 10:10 PM
The guy in the pirate town who sells puffy shirts is worried that escalation might be bad for business. He should be given an opportunity to file a property insurance claim tomorrow.
BL@KBIRD on April 12, 2009 at 10:11 PM
Obama will not become Kennedy.
Obama will not become Bush I.
Obama certainly will not become Reagan.
Obama was and is Carter II.
We’re grapped.
Mew
acat on April 12, 2009 at 10:11 PM
I’ll take that bet. This ain’t over and the fat lady is no where to be found. We killed a couple of the big shots errand boys, who are a dime a dozen in a place like Somalia. They are easily replaced, they are easily disposable. They hate America and in comparison to the way the French handled their own hijacking last week, we look weak in comparison.
Knucklehead on April 12, 2009 at 10:11 PM
Take one WW2 submarine with torpedoes and deck gun.
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1 Wait for a Somali ship to leave the harbor.
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2 Follow it out thirty to fifty miles, then sink it.
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3 Proceed to next harbor up the coast.
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GOTO 1
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esblowfeld on April 12, 2009 at 10:13 PM
How about try’n old school!
Armed Merchant ships of WW2!
Throw the covers off and voila,
50cal. and a deck gun!
Make my day!
canopfor on April 12, 2009 at 10:15 PM
Well, that’s gratitude for ya.
A boat full of US Aid, get held hostage, the aid doesn’t get delivered, more people die.
You don’t like the way you’re being treated?
If any American vessels passing through the Horn of Africa feel threatened by these animals, then we should take them out, with extreme prejudice.
No trial, no prison, just shark bait.
Kini on April 12, 2009 at 10:15 PM
This is very simple…issue letters of marque to all US-flagged merchant vessels.
flipflop on April 12, 2009 at 10:18 PM
I can’t imagine that they will make this mistake again but they do appear pretty young which often equals stupid.
Cindy Munford on April 12, 2009 at 10:18 PM
I agree. As long as the pirates get huge ransom payments, this does not end Somali piracy, even of American ships.
Loxodonta on April 12, 2009 at 10:19 PM
We need the charter an NRA cruise up and down the Somali coast. I love the smell of gunpowder in the morning.
Limerick on April 12, 2009 at 10:19 PM
An entrepreneur could offer a Q ship cruise all inclusive. Food, drinks and 50 cal ammunition. Bait the pirates, blow them away. Who will know, who will care?
BL@KBIRD on April 12, 2009 at 10:20 PM
And not just young and stupid, also entitled to what they call “tax” payments.
Loxodonta on April 12, 2009 at 10:22 PM
At the risk of being really simple. The solution is rather straight forward. A night attach on the port cities and destroy every boat in the harbor. Pirates without boats do not work very well. Interdict every Somali boat at sea board and disarm. Keep destroying boats and this problem will go away. It is a cottage industry that has to go peacefully or otherwise.
It is time to get ahead of this problem.
Northstar on April 12, 2009 at 10:23 PM
One prominent European blogger thinks Obama means the end of US world leadership. And the blogger is a Conservative European.
Thoughts?
DerKrieger on April 12, 2009 at 10:23 PM
Convoys,again!
Shadowed by Hunter Killer Subs!
And remember,during Bush Administration,they converted
some SLBM,took off the nuclear warhead,put on a conventional
warhead to strike anyplace on earth with less than a half
hour strike time!
Fexiblity baby!
canopfor on April 12, 2009 at 10:23 PM
Cindy, one more point, to which I’m certain you would agree, our young men and women in the armed forces are not stupid.
Loxodonta on April 12, 2009 at 10:25 PM
I’d sign up for a Q-ship cruise, if I were a bit younger. I always found something comforting about the thunk thunk thunk of a fifty being fired…it just felt, well, nice. Just spoke authority.
coldwarrior on April 12, 2009 at 10:25 PM
Our military are rock stars. Every time I see them I am so proud and in awe of them.
Cindy Munford on April 12, 2009 at 10:28 PM
Abdullahi Lami, one of the pirates holding the Greek ship anchored in the Somali town of Gaan, said: “Every country will be treated the way it treats us. In the future, America will be the one mourning and crying,” he told The Associated Press. “We will retaliate (for) the killings of our men.”
Jamac Habeb, a 30-year-old self-proclaimed pirate, told the AP from one of Somalia’s piracy hubs, Eyl, that: “From now on, if we capture foreign ships and their respective countries try to attack us, we will kill them (the hostages).”
“Now they became our number one enemy,” Habeb said of U.S. forces.
The answer to the above, isn’t the American Military, they are busy with their missions. There is an answer, one word for these Khat chewing thugs…. “Blackwater”
Dr Evil on April 12, 2009 at 10:32 PM
I guess because that would violate international law, or something. But also, and more obviously, Italians would instantly blame the U.S. Navy for any harm their citizens or those “others” on the tug, or even the pirates, should public opinion shift and sympathy be expressed for them (somehow).
No, I don’t think so. Italy has a navy, last I knew.
Jaibones on April 12, 2009 at 10:32 PM
We need to charter an NRA Cruise up and down…
Limerick on April 12,2009 at 10:19PM.
Limerick: Now were talkin! Missy,you want to try out the
Deck Gun,or the Anti Aircraft gun,or stick with
plinking with your sniper rifle!!
Brilliant Lim,haha:)
canopfor on April 12, 2009 at 10:32 PM
A good number of awesome, and thought provoking comments over there at GoV regarding America under Obama, and the trends toward a less “American” America….and from predominantly European commenters, at that.
The end of US leadership? Naw, not at all. Same thing happened back in the Carter years…US leadership is not ended, it is just being sidetracked…but in about 1378 days, it’ll get back on track. In the meantime, just have to get the realists in Europe on the same page of music again on that side of the pond.
coldwarrior on April 12, 2009 at 10:33 PM
I remember reading how the locals went after the Rangers back in 1993. 18 Rangers killed about a thousand people in that debacle. And what did Clinton do? He pulled the men out. First he sent them in on a humanitarian mission and after their dead bodies were dragged through the streets, he said Enough.
Well, did we see any desire on the part of those people to avoid the cameras? Were they afraid of the United States? No, not even when our men were killing them 10 to 1.
They just might take revenge. Get some drug crazed guy to do something.
Terrye on April 12, 2009 at 10:34 PM
I do admire a Muslim pirates ability and balls to sneak aboard by pulling himself up X feet from the water with hook and rope. Got to be a rush. My admiration stops at the rail where I think a .45 through a pirates foreheads is an appropriate finish.
BL@KBIRD on April 12, 2009 at 10:35 PM
And as long as these insurance companies, as has been reported lately, won’t allow weapons onboard these merchant ships, but rather pay that ransom, it’s not even close to being over.
These pirates have hitched their star to the fact that they haven’t killed any of their hostages because they knew the money was coming regardless of how long it took. After today, the pirates won’t just try and board these ships to take control for their booty, they’re going to come on board shooting.
I don’t think this is going to be about money anymore. They want blood and they want our blood.
Knucklehead on April 12, 2009 at 10:38 PM
She make not be the worst, but I don’t know of anyone worse that is writing today.
I agree with the President’s statement 100%, as I assume all here do (with the obvious exception of getabrain).
But why on earth Loven would think to praise Obama for giving the ok for his military to do their jobs – twice!! gasp!! — is anyone’s guess. Other than his lib-Dem predecessor Carter, what President would have held back on this?
Wait…I get it now.
Jaibones on April 12, 2009 at 10:38 PM
I do take Obama at his word that we will not be the world’s policemen, because he’s too busy apologizing for America.
OK, if this is the first big crisis that Slo Joe Biden marked his works on, then what policy will be the outcome? Other than being present on the world stage, I believe this will be poo poo’ed away as just another distraction.
Kini on April 12, 2009 at 10:39 PM
When I hear comments,from these scum pirates about,”Now
they became our number one enemy”,Habeb said of US Forces.
For the love of gawd,its the pirates from Somolia that asked for it,by attacking an American(flagged)ship!
And,I could be wrong,but really isn’t this
an
ACT OF WAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
canopfor on April 12, 2009 at 10:40 PM
Next time, go after the head honchos. A B-2 loaded with smart bombs at 2 AM when they are all sleeping should get their attention. Choose the targets well and let them have it. Afterwards, one smart bomb aimed at the dictator’s house every time a ship is hijacked may get them to alter their ways. It worked on Khadafi under different circumstances, back when he thought he was arrogant and invincible, why not here? Reagen Diplomacy, 101….
DL13 on April 12, 2009 at 10:42 PM
I bet they still want money, and as much as possible. But they are probably after some blood now, too.
Loxodonta on April 12, 2009 at 10:43 PM
What happened today is just a piece of American Exceptionalism on display for the whole world to see, including Obama.
We have the best military in the world with a long list of accomplishments and successes. It’s leaders may be questionable.
Truly Great, Truly Professional, No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy.
Kini on April 12, 2009 at 10:44 PM
We probably should not get ourselves wrapped up in a ground war against al-Qa’eda, ash-shabaab, and their pirate affiliates on the Somali mainland.
Not now in my opinion, with two ongoing ops in Iraq and Afgh. I worry about the escalation, and how far it would go if we began engaging them inland.
blatantblue on April 12, 2009 at 10:48 PM
**Raises Hand and Yell’s “I’m In” **
I can’t shoot a gun for shit, but I’ll cook and make the cocktails. I’m always up for cruising and little fun in the sun.
Lets roll.
Knucklehead on April 12, 2009 at 10:54 PM
I just realized that this is NOT the first day in my adult life I have been proud of our country, or even the hundredth.
I am so out of touch with contemporary popular culture.
Loxodonta on April 12, 2009 at 10:55 PM
It wouldn’t be overly taxing to launch an air campaign against their infrastructure, the warlords’ palaces, and the like. Keep in mind these pirates are operating from known coastal harbors, and as primitive as they might be, they do have a rudimentary logistical infrastructure which would be fairly easy pickings.
As an added bonus, we could harass the crap out of their leadership with some special ops activity centered around snagging some of the pirates’ leadership. That would probably take intel I doubt we currently have, though.
flipflop on April 12, 2009 at 10:57 PM
BLACKWATER
Dr Evil on April 12, 2009 at 10:57 PM
Over 20 nations, to include China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, India…even Iran and Russia…and most NATO members have ships at sea in the western Indian Ocean and near the approaches to the Red Sea to counteract piracy from Somalia. Problem being that each has cognizance for its own merchant ships, though some efforts are coordinated.
Now, if these same ships could patrol closer to the Somali coast…and force an exclusion zone of ten to twenty nautical miles offshore, and destroy any ship coming out of a Somali port that has not been inspected and is not escorted by one of the anti-piracy ships under coordinated control from the joint task force commander…maybe most of this piecemeal effort to stop piracy from Somalia can be reduced significantly, and rapidly.
At the same time, presenting the pirates with a simple choice…release all hostages immediately, and return all ships and cargoes seized, and pay on the spot compensation for ships damaged/sunk, and cargoes expropriated also immediately, or the Somali coast will become a free-fire target and gunnery practice zone for the international community…is it reasonable to assume this might have a positive effect on the piracy issue?
coldwarrior on April 12, 2009 at 10:59 PM
Then you need a machine gun.
Just aim and spray.
Wipes the pirates away.
NRA Cruises would be a huge hit in that region!
Consider the bucaneers skeet that floats.
profitsbeard on April 12, 2009 at 11:01 PM
It’s completely reasonable to assume that. It’s just not reasonable to assume the current CinC would have the stomach for it.
flipflop on April 12, 2009 at 11:01 PM
Well, the way I see it, if we stick with airstrikes, we might not get sucked in.
If we start sending in ground forces, we’re going to
a) be sucked into a larger ground war with AQ, Shabaab, their pirates,
which would lead to
b) a longer term commitment. I have a hard time believing if we engaged in a ground operation, that we would not eventually become involved in a national rebuilding operation as well.
blatantblue on April 12, 2009 at 11:02 PM
Why am I getting this wonderful image of the skeet surfing routine from the Val Kilmer movie Top Secret all of a sudden?
coldwarrior on April 12, 2009 at 11:03 PM
That’s probably true of a large conventional ground operation. God knows we don’t want to get sucked into Somalia long term. But limited special ops strikes I think could go a long way dissuading the higher ups who don’t put their own necks on the line.
flipflop on April 12, 2009 at 11:04 PM
An interesting take on the events of this week (pirates) and next (tea party)…
Regardless of our coward in chief and his marxist moron administration…
America and Americans are genetically wired for courage. No matter who is at the helm, we as individuals or collectively, always seem to find a way to be the best, the brightest, the smartest and the most exceptional. No matter what is thrown at us we will fight to the bitter end regardless of the odds, the criticism, the nay sayers and the obstacles.
Today has given me hope. Not because of our leadership but inspite of it…
katy on April 12, 2009 at 11:04 PM
The estimates during the Battle of Mogadishu were 5,000 “skinnies” against 100 Delta Force operators and Rangers, according to the book in which the movie Black Hawk Down was based. That only 18 of our guys were killed against such a number of enemies shows how the training and equipment our soldiers have is the best.
The deal is that the Somalis sure remember what happened after the battle. We left!!! That’s maybe part of the reason they’re so cocky. They did see indecision in the part of the US this time. We didn’t go in immediately, but instead stayed waiting for instructions and “negotiations.”
They sure believe we’ll think twice again when they go after one of our ships. Because they will, and they may try to kill one of our guys to show how ‘tough’ they are. They should allow our merchant ships to be armed in some way.
batperez on April 12, 2009 at 11:05 PM
This President does not mess around.
obl is next.
getalife on April 12, 2009 at 11:05 PM
Agreed.
blatantblue on April 12, 2009 at 11:06 PM
I don’t see any rationale for ground operations in Somalia. Maybe a selected raid or two, as necessary, limited to team level, but why place ground forces in the area at all?
This can be taken care of by naval assets. Looking at the terrain, and where the threat is, these small and pretty spare pirate harbors are all within standard naval gunnery range. Stop over to GoogleEarth…pull in a few of the coastal harbors…not a lot there, really, except immediately around the several harbors.
No real call for any sort of ground action. Same as air assets. The tooth to tail ratio for air assets in the area is pretty skewed…and Diego Garcia is on the other side of the Indian Ocean. Not a lot of capable airfields in the region either that we can use at our choosing.
The navies are there…have been for over three years…and they are rotating ships routinely. Keep it simple, keep it uniform and coordinated. Let the Navy do what it was originally formed up to do.
coldwarrior on April 12, 2009 at 11:08 PM
~ ~ Navy Vice Admiral William Gortney.
Please provide proof, if you claim that Obowa said this somewhere, since Capt. Phillips was taken hostage.
Indeed. It might not last, but it was a good day for America. No word from the rest of the world.
Entelechy on April 12, 2009 at 11:09 PM
I think the strategy is very smart and would work.
But as a military operation, who would be in command of such a multi-national force? And, who would set the international Rules of Engagement?
The UN? Where “smart diplomacy” falls flat on its face?
Loxodonta on April 12, 2009 at 11:09 PM
It’s about time we start ‘visting’ some pirate lairs. The local populace might like the money they bring in, let’s see if they approve the death and destruction they also bring.
GarandFan on April 12, 2009 at 11:09 PM
We know exactly where they train. Smoke the rats’ nests out. Period.
Entelechy on April 12, 2009 at 11:12 PM
Everyone needs hope. We have nearly four more years to go. Remember this day.
Loxodonta on April 12, 2009 at 11:13 PM
You can bet he was on the phone with that saudi bedsheet Abdullah.
What does I do Massa
Kini on April 12, 2009 at 11:14 PM
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