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2009-04-11 Africa Horn

Terrorists Take Tugboat, Tensions Triple

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Posted by Deacon Blues 2009-04-11 12:21|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Terrible.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2009-04-11 13:36|| 2009-04-11 13:36|| Front Page Top

#2 "Uhhhh...Present!"

/President Empty Suit

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2009-04-11 13:47|| 2009-04-11 13:47|| Front Page Top

#3 I'm with Deacon here. If we rescue the captain pronto, drop some bombs on some bases and make a point of telling them that we're not trying to stop them, but they can't attack our ships or people, we likely won't have to deal with this at all. They won't screw with Americans and we don't screw with them. Let India handle it. All we need is a mutual understanding that screwing with us hurts. Bad.

Posted by Mike N. 2009-04-11 13:50|| 2009-04-11 13:50|| Front Page Top

#4 Barak/Jimmy Carter/Obama will do too little too late. He will wait until we have lost any elements of suprise and then sign off on some stupid Operation Rice Bowl event that will fail. I do expect the rest of the terrorist world to be taking note that they can take Americans with the full power of DOD watching and hobbled while our Sec State tries to get the FBI out of their offices and booked on business class flights so they can negotiate. Like all that bank robber and domestic negotiating skills will work when they dont even speak the language or understand the culture of the terrorists, this is amature hour, again!

I'm not sure if the comment in yellow was Fred or Deacon but I agree with you. We need to hit them fast, hard, and with extreme violence.

Posted by 49 Pan 2009-04-11 14:02|| 2009-04-11 14:02|| Front Page Top

#5 It all comes back to trying to win a war on the cheap, and failing to convince our enemies that we really ARE the baddest of the bad when we're messed with. One ARCLIGHT strike on Eyl or Hardhare and this would end IMMEDIATELY. The people "advising" President Bush weren't willing to do that, and the problems continue to escalate.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2009-04-11 14:08|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2009-04-11 14:08|| Front Page Top

#6 Drinks!

See ya in the Oclub, Frank!

Posted by Mike N. 2009-04-11 14:31|| 2009-04-11 14:31|| Front Page Top

#7 Where the hell are the SEALS?? They could have come up under that boat and taken out the pirates bfore the sound of a burp cleared the air.

Posted by Old BB Stacker 2009-04-11 19:33|| 2009-04-11 19:33|| Front Page Top

#8 #5, too true. We have now suffered a great propaganda defeat, and we have given the Islamists more ammo to trumpet the claim that the US is a paper tiger. I am sorry, but the life of a single hostage does not deserve the response that has been given this event. Furthermore, the moment the FBI was mentioned I knew no good could come of this.

Posted by balthazar 2009-04-11 23:13|| 2009-04-11 23:13|| Front Page Top

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