That’s what I said. When BHO goes on the ‘09 Spring European Tour and lets the world know what a fool he is and how bad the U.S. is, well…….it just isn’t his fault. WE knew this from the beginning and Barak is just being his foolish self. I mean really; is anyone shocked about his daily retorts, gaffs, no-class style and his John Wayne swagger (my humble apologies to the Duke and his kin)? Those with intelligence knew what we would get if he were elected. No, it wasn’t his fault.
It was the fault of the Obama-mites that set this scurge upon the planet. Yes, those brainless wonders whose IQ’s are stamped in every pair of shoes made (American or European-doesn’t matter). Do you think anyone in their right mind nominated McCain for the GOP candidate? Do you think anyone really believed that BHO could deliver the change that he was talking about without destroying the American economy and way of life? Do you really think that Americans wanted nothing more than to see My Belle Michele’s armpits at every event conceivable? No, it was the brainless, witless Obama-mites that did this to the world. And do they have an excuse? The answer is YES!!!!!!! One word-HULU!
Check this out! You will see that it came from the aquisition of a Chinese company. It started at the same time as BHO’s prodding to run for president. It is owned by news organizations. And as the advertisement says, “we’re aliens. And we are turning your gray matter into goo so that we can eat it up”. We have seen that those that voted Obama are brainless (corpses, mental deficients or just brain-dead) and sucked up all that alien crap till their brain-matter was goo. After all, like the website says “In Swahili, Hulu means, among other things, both “cease” and “desist.” It also gives other cute meanings in other languages; none of it good. They were not in a correct state of mind when they voted and, since there is no recovery, don’t know the problem that they have caused.
Next time you want to blame Barak for something just pause and think back before he was elected. If you remember that that was the way he was then, well, it isn’t his fault. It is the Obama-mites and HULU!
Yes Jacob I agree, it’s about time we can raise our heads high once again!
Actually, I think Obama was right to remain silent on this until now.
You won’t see headlines, “Pirates not afraid of Americans” again.
The only thing I question, is some press accounts say Obama was approached twice by the military to be able to use force if the captain’s life was in danger, and Obama did not give permission at first. He wanted to “talk” to them to try to work it out before he gave the permission, supposedly.
I think Obama should have given permission immediately, but it worked out. In the end, we got an excellent result. We looked reasonable and not weak, so I am very proud of our government, out Navy Seals, and the captain.
Yes, the President did the right thing. Credibility has been established. Now to Step Two: Figuring out a way to keep the President, our mariners, and our navy from being placed in the same delicate and difficult situation again. The establishment of credibility gives us an opportunity to lead the way on this. Let’s take it without equivocation of any kind.
What do you “old timers” think about convoys escorted by military ships?
They were used during WWII? Could it work now?
Guess there’d be a problem since the ships in the area in question sail under various flags. It would take a lot of cooperation and coordination. Nah, it probably wouldn’t work.
by the way,
I was proud when we booted the taliban out of power.
I was proud when we toppled Saddam from power.
I was proud when we crushed the guerillas in Iraq after the surge.
Sorry to see you so sad … till now.
BTW, the Captain not Obama made it happen. Obama did the right thing. He did not get in the way. That is what a good commander does.
The captain was incredibly smart and brave, saving his whole crew, and risking his own life selflessly. No doubt, the captain represents the very best and highest American ideal.
“You won’t see headlines, “Pirates not afraid of Americans” again.”
Yes we will. Every time we run head long into the barbarians we get the chest thumping and the threats. Quadafi had his line of death in the gulf of sidra. Saddam had his mother of all battles, Bin Hiding (in a cave) called us a paper tiger. This is due to the likes of idiots who call for 21st century solutions to 14th century problems.
Savages do not understand restraint and think it is always appeasement. This is a fact of life. The Romans, (4th Century BC to 14th AD) understood that if you want peace, prepare for war (Seneca).
You have really got to appreciate the skills of those SEAL snipers. As I understand it, they were posted on the fantail of the destroyer under orders to shoot only if it appeared that Captain Phillips was in imminent danger of death. Tough, tough spot. The destroyer and the small boat are constantly moving in the waves and current. No shooting range practice this!! The SEAL CO called it. One of the four pirates was aboard the destroyer negotiating. Three with auto weapons still in the boat, which was under tow by the destroyer toward the Somali coast. Not sure now whether Phillips actually jumped overboard again or just went to the side of the small boat to urinate over the side. Either way, he separated himself from the targets just enough. Three pirates popped their heads and shoulders above the gunnel of the small boat. Bingo!! Three simultaneous kill shots.
I am thoroughly impressed. No matter what else is happening in this country, our military guys have still got what it takes.
Wolv,
As a Marine, I am here to tell you the SEALS are amazing.
“What do you “old timers” think about convoys escorted by military ships?
They were used during WWII?”
Lovisa, Different time, different problem. During WWII, many merchant vessels were pressed into server to ferry troops and supplies into war zones. Providing military escorts was a necessity.
Dan,
“Providing military escorts was a necessity.”
because of submarines! Somali pirates use-what-zodiacs? Johnny Walker Red with a rag stuffed in it would take that thing out. AND it would also keep you from becoming arrogant.
This is the first time I have been proud to be an American under this administration! When it comes to the military, never had a problem being proud at ANYTIME.
Jacob, you don’t recognize by-the-way. He hates you because you are not Dem. You didn’t understand that he was doing a dig on ol’ Bush. His sarcasm is his calling card.
ACT, what a waste of Johnny Walker Red..
ACT, let’s clear something up here; I don’t hate anyone because of their party recognition, I just call people out when they constantly criticize but forget to praise when it’s well deserved, party affiliation or not
However, it does call them out as one way thinkers, which was another point I tried to make.
An interesting story on the Somali pirates and something which surprised me very much.
It seems that Dutch naval commandos came to the rescue of a tanker under assault in the Gulf of Aden. The commandos followed the pirate’s attack boat and were led to a so-called pirate “mother ship.” That “mother ship” had been captured some time earlier by pirates; and the Yemeni crew was being held hostage, even forced to help the pirates attack other ships.
The commandos captured the pirates, seized their weapons, and freed the hostages. They then let the pirates go free. It seems that the Dutch are part of a NATO anti-piracy operation and that, according to them, NATO has no “detainment policy.” The only way the Dutch could have detained those pirates is if the pirates were Dutch themselves.
Catch and release. One Hell of a stupid way to fight piracy. Wonder how long before the same NATO policy is applied to terrorists? Oh, I forgot, we are already doing that with regard to Gitmo, aren’t we?