Captain freed, 3 pirates killed, one captured.
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Originally Posted by CHRIS_HONDA,Apr 13 2009, 11:56 AM
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I was not directing to anyone in particular
I am just tired of hearing these asshats refered to as pirates. it puts a diiferent light on how we, as a nation, should be dealing with them. By using the term pirate the general public would be less apt to take such a strong stance against them as we did ...hoping rather for Parlay or some kind of negotiations that should never be afforded them.
By calling them by their true names...terrorists we can easliy take our long standing policy of "no negotiating with terrorists, ever"
It took BO almost three days to establish his couse of action and another full day to confirm it. This is only after NEGOTATIONS were looked at as a failing tactic!!!!! WE DO NOT NEGOTIATE WITH TERRORISTS, EVER.
It wasn't some cool ploy to wear down the assailants, it was indecision and wavering in convictions. A trained seal sniper team does not need time to wear down the enemy... at 25-30 yards they could have knitted a sweater for mom back home while taking the shots.
This could have gone bad if we wasted another second trying to talk to these terrorists. we should have never uttered a single word to them.
I am just tired of hearing these asshats refered to as pirates. it puts a diiferent light on how we, as a nation, should be dealing with them. By using the term pirate the general public would be less apt to take such a strong stance against them as we did ...hoping rather for Parlay or some kind of negotiations that should never be afforded them.
By calling them by their true names...terrorists we can easliy take our long standing policy of "no negotiating with terrorists, ever"
It took BO almost three days to establish his couse of action and another full day to confirm it. This is only after NEGOTATIONS were looked at as a failing tactic!!!!! WE DO NOT NEGOTIATE WITH TERRORISTS, EVER.
It wasn't some cool ploy to wear down the assailants, it was indecision and wavering in convictions. A trained seal sniper team does not need time to wear down the enemy... at 25-30 yards they could have knitted a sweater for mom back home while taking the shots.
This could have gone bad if we wasted another second trying to talk to these terrorists. we should have never uttered a single word to them.
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From: Sun★Works
Originally Posted by Skuzzy,Apr 13 2009, 12:43 PM
And, FWIW, I think the Somali Pirates are awesome. Best ongoing news story ever.
that is unbridled retardedness
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Originally Posted by ajlafleche,Apr 13 2009, 09:31 AM
They were on every discussio group advocating instantaneous attacks on the lifeboat regardless of the safety of the captain. One local poster advocated sending in the Mossad, yet they would likely have been using the same playbook for this sutation. The battle cry was, "End it RIGHT NOW!" The smart move was to maintain control of the situation and wait for the opportune moment to make your move. This is exactly what was done.
Lemme guess, every time your favorite ball team loses its Bush's fault?