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Arellia
The Quiet One
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
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Location: Dallas, TX
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 Thu Apr 16, 2009 6:41 pm Obama + Pirates = Success |
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| Quote: | | The pirate fiasco ended well for the Americans and that�s especially good news for the Obama Administration, writes Time�s Joe Klein. �It�s better to be lucky than good. It�s even better to be lucky and good. One can easily imagine all the different ways the rescue of Captain Phillips might have been screwed up�and the political firestorm that would have resulted. But President Obama appears to have been crisp and decisive throughout� But it could easily have gone wrong, through no fault of the President and the SEALs�a gust of wind, whatever�and then the Administration would have had to waste all sorts of energy on damage control, fending off the second-guessers�Republicans and, all too often, people like me�and perhaps overreacting to the pirate �threat� as a result. Presidencies are, sadly, built or crippled on such quirks of fate.� |
http://blogs.wsj.com/capitaljournal/2009/04/13/political-wisdom-obama-pirates-success/
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Lord Borg
Fleet Admiral
Joined: 27 May 2003
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Location: Vulcan Capital City, Vulcan
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| Thu Apr 16, 2009 7:03 pm |
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I didn't pay a ton of attention to this situation, but I was aware of what was going on, and was quite pleased to turn on the news on Sunday and find that the US Navy had rescued the hostage.
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Kyle Reese
Cadet Gunnery Sergeant
Joined: 21 Apr 2003
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Location: The United States of America
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| Sat Apr 18, 2009 5:44 pm |
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Crisp and decisive... they were only authorized to open fire if the Captain's life was in immediate danger. Luckily, the SEALs have the kind of aim that would stun Hollywood, and all credit should go to them.
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Republican_Man
STV's Premier Conservative
Joined: 26 Mar 2004
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| Sat Apr 18, 2009 6:15 pm |
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| Kyle Reese wrote: | | Crisp and decisive... they were only authorized to open fire if the Captain's life was in immediate danger. |
Are you positive on that? And if so, how was it determined that the captain's life was finally in danger on Easter Sunday?
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IntrepidIsMe
Pimp Handed
Joined: 14 Jun 2002
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Location: New York
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| Sat Apr 18, 2009 7:35 pm |
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Does this have something to do with Easter that I'm not aware of?
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Kyle Reese
Cadet Gunnery Sergeant
Joined: 21 Apr 2003
Posts: 5672
Location: The United States of America
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| Sat Apr 18, 2009 8:54 pm |
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| Republican_Man wrote: | | Kyle Reese wrote: | | Crisp and decisive... they were only authorized to open fire if the Captain's life was in immediate danger. |
Are you positive on that? And if so, how was it determined that the captain's life was finally in danger on Easter Sunday? |
From what I recall, a pirate had his AK or some weapon fixed on Captain Phillips' back. That's when the SEALs sniped all three of them.
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Lord Borg
Fleet Admiral
Joined: 27 May 2003
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Location: Vulcan Capital City, Vulcan
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| Sun Apr 19, 2009 12:49 am |
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| Republican_Man wrote: | | Kyle Reese wrote: | | Crisp and decisive... they were only authorized to open fire if the Captain's life was in immediate danger. |
Are you positive on that? And if so, how was it determined that the captain's life was finally in danger on Easter Sunday? |
I'm not certain why the specific mention of Easter was necessary, but from what I saw on the news that evening, one of the Pirates was seen aiming his weapon at the Captain's person (I think it was his back, but my memory on that aspect escapes me). The Naval officer in charge made a judgment call with the evidence at hand, and ordered the SEALs to move in and end the threat.
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When you'd scream I'd fight away all of your fears
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