Three pirates made good

[brassmonkey]

After 5 days of inaction and refusing to comment, apparently Obama gave the order to use force, if possible, to rescue the Captain of the Maersk Alabama. (You can rest assured that Obama, the pacifist sissy, was crying into his pillow after his brethren were killed, but buckled under the mounting pressure to use force..)

Our Navy Seals turned 3 pirates into good pirates by killing them, and we have one more in custody.. This was the only acceptable action in this situation, as paying the ransom would not have guaranteed the Captain's safe release, and it would have sent the message to the rest of the scum Somali world that we're chumps and too soft to fight for our people.. The room I was in erupted with cheers when the news was announced that the pirates had been killed by the Seals-that's exactly what we expect from these experts.

And I can't stand hearing the, "Walk softly but carry a big stick," crap from pro-Obama supporters... This is a man who advocates cutting military spending and unilaterally disarming our nuclear arsenal in the delusional hopes that the rest of the world will follow suit... He's a pacifist and an appeaser, and the only reason he did anything in this case is because of mounting pressure...

[brassmonkey]

Ahh.. The expected truth comes out....

Sorry libs. Obama did not give the direct order to kill the Somali pirates.
You'll have to wait another day for the cut-and-runner to earn his hero badge.
Blackfive has the real story:

I just finished listening to the press conference w/ ADM Gortney about the rescue of Captain Phillips. At the time it happened the USS Bainbridge was towing the lifeboat to calmer waters as the sea state was deteriorating. One of the pirates was on board the Bainbridge as the talks about obtaining Phillip's release continued. The lifeboat was approx. 25 m behind the Bainbridge when snipers on the fantail observed one of the pirates in the pilot house of the lifeboat pointing an AK-47 at the back of a tied up Phillips and the other two pirates on board were visible (at least shoulders and heads). The standing authority gave them clearance to engage the pirates if the life of the captain was in imminent danger. The on scene commander deemed this to be true and gave the order to fire. All three bad guys were taken out and then a rigid inflatable boat went to the lifeboat to retrieve Phillips. It is unknown at this point whether the shooters were SEALs or Marine Scout Snipers as both would have been available.

This was not a rescue attempt ordered by National Command Authority i.e. the President. It was a reaction by the on scene commander under standard authority to safeguard the life of a hostage.

The AP is reporting that President Obama gave the order to use military force to rescue the hostage, that is misleading.

They want so desperately for the community organizer to become a real hero.

More... They were pointing their weapons at the captain.
Reuters reported:

"They were pointing the AK-47s at the captain," Vice Adm. William Gortney, head of the U.S. Naval Central Command, said in a Pentagon briefing from Bahrain.

Gortney also said Washington had rejected negotiations with the pirates. "The United States government policy is to not negotiate," he said.

[homebase]

Just because Obama didn't play a part in giving orders to take out the pirates doesn't mean he hasn't been busy.

From Canada Free Press

Obama Begins Turnover of USA Sovereignty to International Body
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By Sher Zieve Friday, April 3, 2009

Moving as quickly as he can to gut the USA and then divide its body parts amongst like-minded globalists, the USA’s Supreme Leader Barack Hussein Obama used the G-20 conference to begin his turnover of USA sovereignty to said internationalists and start the move toward a one-world government. Obama has signed off on international legislation—the Financial Stability Board—that would regulate ALL firms, including those within the USA and places them under the responsibility of an international governmental agency.

I can't help myself! I keep looking behind the curtain - I'm glad they got the Captain to safety - good news.

I question why on earth would a humanitarian ship packed full of food be running through the dangerous waters of a starving nation full of strife and war torn unarmed and carrying precious resources?