yep On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 12:04 AM, Judah McAuley <ju...@wiredotter.com> wrote: > > I heard Newt Gingrich and Rush Limbaugh going off about how Obama was > quaking in his boots, how he'd be bowing and apologizing to the > pirates and it would be "Carter all over again" blah blah blah. They > were fucking gloating about the capture of an American abroad and > Obama's first military test. > > I'm glad that Obama stepped up to the plate and made what I'm sure was > a gut wrenching call. God, I know that Seals are trained for this and > know what they signed up for and merchant marine captains too....but > can you imagine the second guessing within yourself you have to shut > down and say "ok, this is the plan by my best guys. Go." > > Obama is no pansy-ass pacifist. He may even be more of a hawk than I'm > entirely comfortable with. Kudos to him for this call though and a > brilliant job by the guys on the ground doing the rescue. Immense > respect to the Seals and other special forces teams that train for the > hardest jobs out there. > > Judah > > On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 9:23 PM, Cameron Childress <camer...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 7:05 PM, Larry Lyons <larrycly...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Hostage captain rescued, 3 pirates killed >> >> Awesome. I wonder what the rules are out on the "high seas"? They >> have to be different than the regular civilian world. If you are >> being threatened by a pirate as their boat approaches, can you fire >> first? Are warning shots required? >> >> Really, if you are 350 miles off the coast of a country without a >> functioning government and you sent them to live with the fishes, >> would there even be an investigation? >> >> -Cam > >
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