Posted on 04/12/2009 7:10:30 AM PDT by pabianice
I am every day, more and more horrified that this idiot is president. Things will get worse, I’m afraid. He’s cutting this country off at the knees on so many levels.
“Won’t happen. The pirates and their hostage will be ashore long before Wednesday.”
40 miles out to sea without power to their craft? And who is to say we couldn’t take them out when they get to shore? At that time the pirates and the hostage are exposed.
I heard Obama formed a special blue ribbon commission to discuss how best to deal with the hostage situation. Their first course of action was to declare this a law enforcement problem not a military problem so they call in the FBI to enforce U.S. laws off the shores of Somalia with the navy serving as visual props. Their next course of action was to have hostage negotiators who are doing everything they can to end the standoff without paying the ransom. The last step is to find a third party to whom they can give the ransom money to in order for that country to siphon the money to the pirates without anyone knowing that it ever happened. This is the Obama way of resolving global conflicts.
You have the pecking order right except that State Department lawyers are right under White House lawyers
IIRC, this has already been printed in the media.
Even 'if' the US Navy is shot at by the pirates (which, btw, already happened).
Oh, I am not jumping to conclusions other than this does remind me of a “24” episode where an inept president is trying to micromanage commanders in the field, because, some ignorant desk jockey, who hasn’t a clue, is advising the president how her actions could be percieved by the same people that are trying to kill us.
Better that Americans find out now rather than later
Somali pirates are doing us a favor (Prayers up for the captain)
Don't be silly. He knows EXACTLY whose side he is on.
It just doesn't happen to be America's side.
And in the back of my mind, I wonder of the possibility of Obama being blackmailed through these pirates, who could be connected to others in Kenya who have access to his Kenyan birth records.
Duh! We are so dumb. Very astute. But can this be dragged out into Wednesday? Will they make it to land before then? One on land there is absolutely no way BO will do anything on foreign soil.
Him and the 52% of nitwits who voted for him. Not that there was much of a choice, but I can't see that old fool McCain sitting around waiting for orders from headquarters in military matters.
Was in the Marine Reserves under Carter.
At our monthly drills, we sometimes had to drive our own vehicles to the drills, since our unit did not always have enough fuel.
Then, we ran around in the woods yelling “bang bang bang” like little kids because Carter would not give us any blank ammunition.
This is what happens when pirates connected to corrupt Kenyan officials blackmail a US President with a threat to release his Kenyan birth records.
Bingo! We are under occupation.. four words that explain it all. Sometimes, I have to pipe in and say “Amen brother” and this is one of those times...
Well at least Biden was right on one account.
zer0 would sh!t the bed on some international crisis with in a short time.
He’s doing it now
What the NAVY “wants” is not at all at issue here.
Obama is calling the shots, and Obama is a panty waiste coward.
< p>s are our friends!
Stop trying to think, you’re not good at putting facts together. By Monday night the Captain of that ship will be lost in the maze of Samali houses and streets. Do you actually believe O bow ma would risk another Mogadishu? The c-i-c is a cowardly Marxist who has more gaul to lie and post a forgery to ascend to the presidency than to stand up against terrorists Somali Muslim pirates.
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