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Post by chicobrownbear on Apr 13, 2009 7:18:31 GMT -5
Are horrible hostage negotiators. ;D
We just saw Coast Guard Commandant Thad Allen interviewed on AFN talking about how they were trying to negotiate with Kenya to prosecute the Somali Pirates. The interview obviously took place before news of the SEAL team's success hit. I jokingly told my wife that this is how that negotiation went...
US GOV: "Will you accept these four pirates for prosecution?"
Kenya: "Not four, one maybe, but four is too many"
US GOV: "Hold please."
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Post by raporter on Apr 13, 2009 7:56:15 GMT -5
;D ;D ;D
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Post by Decatur on Apr 13, 2009 8:13:56 GMT -5
;d
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Post by Hawkeye on Apr 13, 2009 9:37:36 GMT -5
Those Seals,now that is what I call Gun Control!
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Post by huxbux on Apr 13, 2009 10:17:05 GMT -5
They may be horrible negotiators, but they have certainly mastered the tools they wield.
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Post by indianahick on Apr 13, 2009 11:00:04 GMT -5
There had already been enough negotiations time. They weren't going to let that captain go. Seals did their job. Now I am sure that the Seals gave them a chance to surrender and release their hostage. One chance.
Hooray for the Seals.
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Post by Woody Williams on Apr 13, 2009 12:02:14 GMT -5
What I find as totally hialrious is the MSM media propping up Obama with headline like the USAToday put out.. Obama scores early military win, avoids PR debacle content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2009/04/65396421/1Now, isn't that a joke? Obama gave an order to use deadly force IF the captian's life was threatened. He actually gave it twice. Why? Dunno.. But that should have been the order of the day 5 minutes into this stand off, not 3 or 4 days later. |
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Post by Decatur on Apr 13, 2009 12:26:56 GMT -5
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Post by Woody Williams on Apr 13, 2009 13:01:49 GMT -5
I understand that the shots were from 35 meters.
Can we say SLAM DUNK?
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Post by Hawkeye on Apr 13, 2009 14:33:53 GMT -5
I Bet if it had gone bad,Obama would have said it was there decision,not mine.
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Post by chicobrownbear on Apr 14, 2009 7:00:18 GMT -5
Prior to the op, all the interviews were like "This is a military operation, the military is making all the decisions." Afterward, they make it sound as though Obama pulled the triggers.
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Post by Decatur on Apr 14, 2009 15:09:40 GMT -5
I read yesterday where the captain and his family say the USN are the real heroes. No mention of Obama.
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