The Pirate Situation, Captain Richard Phillips, The Obama Administration

[El Kabong]

Its equally incumbent on all nations effected to ensure proper escorts to avoid some criminals in patched together rafts and AK's from bringing commerce and security to a screethcing halt.

It is a bit more complicated than that...they might not be exceptionally wealthy but they have RPGs, machine guns, fast boats, advanced radar systems....you know everything a mercinary can dream of they can afford because they can either pick off shipments of the stuff or they can buy it at relatively low prices.

It is hard for the bigger ships to out manuver the smaller faster ships....pirates waaay back in the day used dugouts and had rowers and guys with muskets and they would take over big ships, nothing has really changed here. If the navies of Europe and America had smaller vessles equiped like the old PT boats patrolling these trading lanes then the pirates would be overmatched

[El Kabong]

This is almost what we need.....maybe a little bit bigger

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caYjQDmplKA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7Bctymq4bE

[BoomBoom]

DAILY NATION- Military officials urge Obama to hit Somali militia

This pretty much sums up how I feel about it.... The lifeboat is now only 20 miles from land. If it makes land, then there better be american soldiers waiting. Also, it needs to be pointed out that there are Al Quieda operatives in Somalia that got training in southern Somalia, just north of Kenya. The situation is a lot bigger than at sea and our military should be given the green light to do what is necessary.

[VictorCharlie]

I watched those guys absolutely lay waste to a river bank north of Baghdad last year...Next to calling in strikes from A10 it was one of the most jaw dropping things I've have ever been apart of in the Army.

[Spicoli]

Great stuff. Yep,apparently the SEALS went in at night and took them out.He is free.What an Easter for his family.Im betting hence forth that Piracy will be met with the gloves off.Sounds like this was well thought out.Still dont know all the facts.

[Youngblood]

Seeing as some of you guys used this right wing propaganda stuff to blame your president for not getting this taken care of (which is hilariious, btw), now you can thank your president for making one of the only ever rescues without paying off the pirates.

Happy Easter.

[El Kabong]

Seeing as some of you guys used this right wing propaganda stuff to blame your president for not getting this taken care of (which is hilariious, btw), now you can thank your president for making one of the only ever rescues without paying off the pirates.

Happy Easter.

....Youngblood, I'm happy that you (someone who is too young to vote, who lives outside the US, and made such a big deal about Obama during the election like it would affect you) are pleased with the Obama Administration's slow actions in this situation....I am sure Obama will be pleased that you (a Canadian) have his back....it's nice that Obama seems to care more about what foreigners suchas yourself think instead of people in the country that elected him, and we're pleased as citizens represented by Obama that he can take time out of his speeches to talk shit about our country when we're at war and when situations like this arise.

Obama didn't use the freaking media whom he is so fond of to help out in this situation. He didn't make a speech, he didn't demand swift action, he didn't act like a leader....he didn't even answer questions about the pirates.....that's not leadership and although I am happy that the Captain (a man who acted like a true leader) is safe, I am unhappy with how long it took to free this guy from 4 pirates in a small boat that was out of gas.

Youngblood, it's not JUST about the pirate situation....if these bums are testing their boundries with us and the Chinese/North Koreans are doing the same and Obama isn't acting in a swift decisive manner then as a citizen you kind of worry about what is going to happen next.

[Youngblood]

Seeing as some of you guys used this right wing propaganda stuff to blame your president for not getting this taken care of (which is hilariious, btw), now you can thank your president for making one of the only ever rescues without paying off the pirates.

Happy Easter.

....Youngblood, I'm happy that you (someone who is too young to vote, who lives outside the US, and made such a big deal about Obama during the election like it would affect you) are pleased with the Obama Administration's slow actions in this situation....I am sure Obama will be pleased that you (a Canadian) have his back....it's nice that Obama seems to care more about what foreigners suchas yourself think instead of people in the country that elected him, and we're pleased as citizens represented by Obama that he can take time out of his speeches to talk shit about our country when we're at war and when situations like this arise.

Obama didn't use the freaking media whom he is so fond of to help out in this situation. He didn't make a speech, he didn't demand swift action, he didn't act like a leader....he didn't even answer questions about the pirates.....that's not leadership and although I am happy that the Captain (a man who acted like a true leader) is safe, I am unhappy with how long it took to free this guy from 4 pirates in a small boat that was out of gas.

Youngblood, it's not JUST about the pirate situation....if these bums are testing their boundries with us and the Chinese/North Koreans are doing the same and Obama isn't acting in a swift decisive manner then as a citizen you kind of worry about what is going to happen next.

So I guess that means you aren't going to thank him?

It was ridiculous for you guys to make it sound like Obama was on the phone the first time the captain jumped off, saying..."Wait guys, don't fire...I got policy on this!" Is like none of you even considered that maybe the people there on the scene were doing everything they could to keep the man alive and have a safe rescue.

It doesn't take much insight to see what sort uses a situation like this to promote their agenda politically. But seeing as ya all felt the need to, well atleast don't be uber hypocrites and now thank him.

Myself, I'll extend congrats to the men personally involved, the Navy guys, the captain, negotiators etc. I won't thank Obama because I never tried to in some deluded way think he was in any responsible.

Is there a situation with pirates? Yes, there is. Is it new? Not at all. Is there a situation with Korea? Yes there. Is it new? Not at all.

But hey, he has already done more with that situation in the seas then your republicans ever did by your logic (which is not at all logical). And he wouldn't have to do much more to do more then the repubs did concerning Korea. Maybe give the guy a few years...see what shakes out. I mean, seriously. He might need alittle time, he's currently having to clean up your parties complete fookin mess it left of the country, he's kinda a busy guy.