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1. Love the answer. Why wasn’t it “offered” when Capt. Philips was swimming? He was clear of the boat, it would have been THAT simple. Hostage clear. Engage.”

   Posted by cmblake6       04/12/2009  at  01:57 AM  



2. Yes. What cmblake said.

   And let’s bring back the Q ship philosophy. They don’t even need to be very-heavily armed. A fifty-cal or two, and a good, light, medium-range missile system would do nicely. Those pirate boats are not tough. Put a six-man defense crew (American, Brit, or Aussie) on every ship and wait....it won’t take too many Somali MIA boats (and crews) before the message is received.

   Posted by ooGcM taobmaetS       04/12/2009  at  05:54 AM  



3. cmblake:  I suspect that the CinC has given orders to not follow what would otherwise be standard protocol in situations like this.  He wants to negotiate above all else (what a fool this man is.)

   Steamboat McGoo:  Excellent idea, but it’ll have to start with countries other than the United States given the above (at least for now.)

   Posted by Argentium G. Tiger       04/12/2009  at  08:08 AM  



4. Send heartfelt sympathies to the captains family, and a large monetary compensation , and blow the fucking boat out of the water.  then proceed to nail the rest of their fleet with anti ship missels. Kill them all.  Blast their villages into ash and rubble. Quit kissing terrorist ass!

   Posted by grayjohn       04/12/2009  at  10:04 AM  



5. I like the ‘zero word answer’, but not long ago I saw a picture (may even have seen it here) that I thought said it even better.

   Pic of a military sidearm (I presume): camo body and slide, tip of the barrel peeking out of the slide as always, and engraved on the end of that barrel the words, “Smile. Wait for Flash.”

   Posted by GrumpyOldFart       04/12/2009  at  11:01 AM  



6. It’s Easter Sunday as I write this so don’t know how many regulars here.

   Papers here full of photos of FRENCH action against pirates the other day. Oh Man.

   Will see if I can find. Were pix shown at home?

   French marines got right in pirates face from a small boat.
   AND… GET THIS,

   Those 2dead savages were nailed by Marine Snipers before they went in.

   Just Have to hand it to Mr. Sarkozy and French military.

   Now the French govt. should charge the ppl rescued for the cost. They were warned and went anyway.

   Posted by peiper       04/12/2009  at  11:08 AM  



7. What Gray John said at 4 would do as well.

   Posted by cmblake6       04/12/2009  at  11:22 AM  



8. Peiper, just goes to show you الرئيس أوباما* has no balls.

   * - Arabic for the name of the 44th POTUS and his “honor"-ific.

   Posted by Macker       04/12/2009  at  11:58 AM  



9. Cmblake called it!

   “Hostage clear. Engage.”

   Result: three dead pirates, one wounded and in custody, and one unharmed captain with balls the size of basketballs!

   The fucker jumped overboard AGAIN! Man, they build sea captains tough!

   WOOT!

   Posted by ooGcM taobmaetS       04/12/2009  at  01:43 PM  



10. I stand corrected!  It looks like there weren’t standing orders preventing the snipers from doing their job.  Well, good.

    Posted by Argentium G. Tiger       04/12/2009  at  09:10 PM  

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