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1 posted on 05/07/2009 10:35:54 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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Oh for crying out loud. What have we come to?


2 posted on 05/07/2009 10:37:36 AM PDT by Stunned
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That’s fine and all, but did they then turn around and blow the pirates out of the water?


3 posted on 05/07/2009 10:37:52 AM PDT by Retired Greyhound
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got within one nautical mile before the ship used evasive maneuvers and pulled out of range

Too bad it does not say, before the ship engaged the pirates and blew them out of the water.

4 posted on 05/07/2009 10:38:09 AM PDT by southlake_hoosier (.... One Nation, Under God.......)
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They couldn't radio in for an air strike?

Oh wait, that takes three days under the current administration...

5 posted on 05/07/2009 10:39:03 AM PDT by Nachum (the complete list at www.nachumlist.com)
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Why didn’t the Navy ship fire back? Are we into running from pirates now?


7 posted on 05/07/2009 10:40:27 AM PDT by RC2 (Put Megan Kelly on the supreme court!)
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Is this called the new “tuck tail and run” maneuver by the new McObama’s Navy?


8 posted on 05/07/2009 10:40:30 AM PDT by OB1kNOb (I'm all for cap & trade. I want to cap government's power and trade it for a conservative one.)
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Let's see, a United States Navy ship is under fire and refuses to return fire. Instead, "They ran away."

This is so stupid.

How about sending the pirates an engraved invitation? Or just hoist a white flag on the yard arm?

11 posted on 05/07/2009 10:42:04 AM PDT by Carry_Okie (It's time to waterboard that teleprompter and find out what it knows.)
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Time to start re-arming the Supply Ships with 40mm, 3” & 5” deck guns like they had in WWII. Shoot, even a couple of Quad 20mm mounts would wreak havoc with these “Pirates”!


12 posted on 05/07/2009 10:43:26 AM PDT by shredderman (Living in a Blue State, with a Blue Wife, But I'm Red to the bone.....)
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Run away! Run away!

Hang down your head, Adm. Dewey
Hang down your head and cry
Hang down your head, Adm. Dewey
your necktie's caught in your fly.

13 posted on 05/07/2009 10:43:35 AM PDT by NonValueAdded (May God save America from its government; this is no time for Obamateurs. Emmanuel = Haldeman?)
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Not a gun ship.

14 posted on 05/07/2009 10:44:59 AM PDT by spodefly (This is my tag line. There are many like it, but this one is mine.)
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Obama now has General Monty Python in charge of the Navy.

It’s a man’s live in President Obama’s navy!

runaway runaway runaway!!!!!!!


15 posted on 05/07/2009 10:45:11 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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Obama now has General Monty Python in charge of the Navy.

It’s a man’s life in President Obama’s navy!

runaway runaway runaway!!!!!!!


17 posted on 05/07/2009 10:45:48 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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Why in the hell didn’t they blow them out of the water. Our Navy gets fired upon by neanderthals in rowboats and we run away??? What have we been reduced to?


18 posted on 05/07/2009 10:46:00 AM PDT by pgkdan ( I miss Ronald Reagan!)
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They ran away?

Yeah, that'll show 'em.

22 posted on 05/07/2009 10:46:58 AM PDT by SIDENET ("You knew the job was dangerous when you took it, Fred.")
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Sure, they can outrun pirates, but can they outrun the russkies!


30 posted on 05/07/2009 10:52:01 AM PDT by papertyger (Advertising makes journalism an assault weapon.)
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evasive manuevers?
quit fooling around...kill those little bastards
31 posted on 05/07/2009 10:52:34 AM PDT by novemberslady
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Good piloting by the crew. Too bad their C in C. didn't have time to get a focus group poll done or go to the UN for permission to defend the ship. If 0 had acted in the US’s best interests,and blew the muzzie-pirates out of the water; this probably would have gotten him banned from traveling to England.
40 posted on 05/07/2009 10:55:09 AM PDT by skully (Hey Benedict Arlen: you forgot to take McCain, Graham, Snowe, and Collins with you!!!)
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How utterly embarrassing...


41 posted on 05/07/2009 10:55:18 AM PDT by avacado
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Running away: The Obama doctrine.


42 posted on 05/07/2009 10:55:18 AM PDT by Ikemeister
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Shouldn’t that say OUT-GUNS Somali pirates...


46 posted on 05/07/2009 10:57:32 AM PDT by Professional Engineer (Naturalized Texan)
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