Administration faces pirate-attack decisions

The Hill ^ | 4/8/09 | Bridget Johnson

[luvbach1]

Would it be wise/justified to go in in 50-calibers (or cannons?) blazing and hope for the best for the hostages?

[goodnesswins]

HEY.....Obomba voters.....feeling safer now?

[CaptainAmiigaf]

Will someone PLEASE tell me that this Whitman guy is NOT an ADMIRAL or MILITARY person “spokesman from the Pentagon”
That would be too much to bear.
Treat with PIRATES legally?

[luvbach1]

Would it be wise/justified to go in 50-calibers (or cannons?) blazing and hope for the best for the hostages?

I'm suggesting that it might be.

[swain_forkbeard]

(Piracy)”...is not going to be something that is solved in a purely military way or in international waters.”

I agree with the part about international waters.

[<1/1,000,000th%]

I wasn’t aware we were at war with North Korea in 1968.

[freeangel]

No problem—that’s why 0 is out on the campaign trail for 2012. He’ll just say it’s tough to be president and leave the pirates to do what they will.

[Mr. Lucky]

The act was commited by a government.

[PapaBear3625]

US Navy could royally kick pirate ass but at what cost to the hostage(s)?

Sink every pirate boat on the Somali coast until our people are released.

[Plutarch]

“This is going to have to be something that is addressed broadly by the international community,” Whitman said, “It’s going to have to be addressed diplomatically...(and) legally.”

Pirates are by definition outside the law, so how can they be addressed diplomatically?

[<1/1,000,000th%]

North Korea has a government? ;)

[pabianice]

Arrogant Americans! Sailing within 400 miles of Africa! And last night the crew ate pork chops!!

[BigEdLB]

Barack Obama wants me to infiltrate, but I don't speak Somali....

[luvbach1]

Sink every pirate boat on the Somali coast until our people are released.

That's a good idea. But think of the innocent pirates (that is those who have not yet committed an act of piracy).

[goodnesswins]

The same way detainees at Gitmo get US Constitutional rights.....the Democrats give them whatever rights they want to.....or diplomacy

[reagan_fanatic]

Piracy, said Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman, “is not going to be something that is solved in a purely military way or in international waters.” “This is going to have to be something that is addressed broadly by the international community,” Whitman said, “It’s going to have to be addressed diplomatically, militarily (and) legally.”

Good effin' grief! That's the only way to deal with thugs like this! What the hell is wrong with these people?

[pabianice]

“This is going to have to be something that is addressed broadly by the international community,” Whitman said, “It’s going to have to be addressed diplomatically, militarily (and) legally.”

Change you can believe in!

[luvbach1]

Pirates are by definition outside the law, so how can they be addressed diplomatically?

We know what Tom Jefferson would do.

[DuncanWaring]

If they’re capturing our ships, we’re at war.

Are you going to say we weren’t “at war” with North Vietnam in 1968, either?

[mass55th]

What taking the Bammer so long? It took less time for President Bush to respond to the atrocities of 9/11.