[Conservative Vermont Vet]

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will present a draft Security Council resolution next week asking the United Nations to authorize "all necessary measures" against piracy from Somalia.

But on Friday, the commander of the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet expressed doubt about the wisdom of launching attacks against Somali pirates on land, as the draft proposes.

U.S. Vice Adm. Bill Gortney told reporters that it is difficult to identify pirates, and the potential for killing innocent civilians "cannot be overestimated."

WTF is up with out glorious Adm Gortney anyway?

You can't tell me we don't know EXACTLY where these ISLAMIC terrorist, pirates live

And if he's too much of a wuss to do the job, perhaps its time he submitted his retirement papers and let someone else handle this little matter.

[metmom]

U.S. Vice Adm. Bill Gortney told reporters that it is difficult to identify pirates, and the potential for killing innocent civilians "cannot be overestimated."

If they shot them off their pirate vessels, that wouldn't be a problem.