"Hey....it was all ME!"
Posted on 04/12/2009 3:59:18 PM PDT by Brilliant
A U.S. military official said Navy Seals and other officers opened fire on three pirates when a Navy commander made a split-second decision that an American hostage's life was in danger...
Gortney said the pirates threatened throughout the ordeal to kill Phillips. Gortney said the pirates were armed with AK-47s and small-caliber pistols, and were pointing the AK-47s at the captain.
Gortney said the commander of the nearby USS Bainbridge believed Phillips was in "imminent danger" when he ordered sailors to fire at the armed pirates.
Gortney said the White House had given "very clear guidance and authority" that if any time the commander Capt. Phillips' life was in danger to take action to make sure it was not...
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That’s his Street Swagger and Creds.
CNN is throwing rose petals at The One.
Bull!
“CNN is throwing rose petals at The One.”
They should be criticizing him for using brut force, instead of negotiating.
I suspect that the order was more like ... take NO action unless ABSOLUTELY necessary. So the Captain found it absolutely necessary when the chance came ... had it gone wrong I’d bet the farm FUBO would say ... “ Inever gave the order”
Any minute the MSM will announce a ticker tape parade for the lil prez.
Obama made a decision????? wowowowow
I bet the teleprompter made him do it.
You know that if George W. Bush had done this, Obama and the libs would have been trashing him left and right for displaying his “cowboy swagger.”
Can’t prove it but, like you I absolutely suspect that that was the way it really was.
That tops Truman’s decision to drop the bomb(s). The Kenyan deserves a medal for that one (Mr. Kerry....Mr. John Kerry to the white courtesy phone...).
This sort of micro-managing reminds me of Jimmy Carter... I'm sure President Bush would have taken all of 2 seconds to say, "When you get a clear shot... shoot the SOBs..."
The difference of course is President Bush had more important things to do... like running a country.
Since OBAMA invested a lot of time into this situation... I wonder maybe this is why he is a little overwhelmed... he doesn't know how to delegate... you know... be a President.
Who is like The One, who can make war with him?
Obama — CHICKEN HAWK!
‘other officers’ fired also? first I’d heard there were other shooters in addition to the SEALs.
Obama is going to do whatever smarmy classless thing he will do. He is not relevant in this at all imho. I just thank God for this amazing Easter miracle. May he continue to bless Captain Phillips and his family.
In these times it is really easy to get down in the dumps over everything that has happened to us as a nation. To feel God’s hand in this situation is a both a great joy and quite humbling at the same time.
Lets see that boy take on Iran overthrow Imanutjob and stabilize the country all with no help from the driveby media then he can get a little swagger going on
Yea, he IS The One! None can withstand him.
Quick, give me his number in my hand, and in my forehead.
I must have his number (ZERO!) to buy oil for my lamp, lest I miss the First Dog annointing feast.
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