Posted on 04/10/2009 6:21:26 AM PDT by broken_arrow1
All they really need do is start putting a an armed security detail on US-flagged vessels. A squad of Marines, say. Put them on at the port of embarkation; take them off when they are clear of pirate waters -- like a harbor pilot. You don't even have to do it with every vessel. Just often enough that the pirates would be gambling anytime they selected a US vessel. Game over.
I’m mostly a lurker here; I look to FR for education and I am not a legal scholar but I’m thinking...
Say, God forbid, this goes from bad to worse and the captain and/or others are killed and it is learned that the WH had ordered to “stand down” or whatever the order would be to not fire. Would then, the captain’s widow, family and employer be those considered to have “legal standing” in a lawsuit demanding documentation from BO proving elegibility to be president? If not, who DOES have legal standing?
Sorry if this is a dumb question...
Yup, he didn't fail. He had guts. Navy failed. What a great Country we have become.
LOL!
They are “somalis”...wonder if they votd for Al Franken via absentee ballot?
Agreed. A timid reaction will result in escalation on the part of the pirates.
Wouldn't a Barret .50 be better for sniping?
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