"Our authority came directly from the President." - US Navy Vice Adm. Gortney

[Stephanie]

Direct quote in response to a question from Fox News reporter just now.

[monmouth]

1. Oh, that had to hurt....LOL....n/t

[Demeter]

3. Hurt Who?

Fox News, maybe.

[Turbineguy]

15. They were hoping to hear

"Our authority came directly from Governor Palin."

[mix]

20. LOL

[monmouth]

16. Yes,,,,LOL. Fox hates any good news of any sort re POTUS.. n/t

[CTyankee]

2. Har de har har

Take that, you right wing shitheads...

[blurp]

6. So Obama resorts to violence just as much as Republicans?

This could have ended without loss of life.

Again, peace takes a backseat to violence.

[stillcool]

9. No...Bush would have bombed Somalia...

not to say, that such action might not be coming in the future.

[ColbertWatcher]

22. No, Bush would have bombed Sudan. n/t

[stillcool]

23. oops...I forget..

the bombs would be dropping somewhere!

[SmileyRose]

25. I laughed.

Hanging head in shame.

[cliffordu]

10. I'm glad you were there to judge that...

Fuck me, the hate for Obama is endless, ain't it???

:eyes:

[jpak]

11. Yes - Obama attacked innocent pirates without provocation

Oh the humanity

[Trajan]

12. Get a grip ....

Law enforcement forces have no obligation to place the lives of innocent human beings in danger so that criminals can have a better chance for survival ....

I am a pacifist by nature, but I am no fool .... You don't coddle those with poisonous thorns ....

I am appalled by those who would cater to the needs of base criminals, even for the sake of 'peace' ....

Some people don't deserve 'peace' ....

[VeraAgnes]

26. That's

We needed this talking point expressed. My tolerance of privileged ignorance has a short fuse.

Thanks...well spoken.

[Elwood P Dowd]

13. BS. You don't know that it could have ended without loss of life.

The pirates had shot at the captain once before. This shit has got to stop, and being nice to scumbags with AK-47s and RPGs is not the way to stop it.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

14. Could it? Really?

And how would you have handled it differently?

Not that I'm generally in favor of violence, but how, exactly, would you have rescued the hostage from a group of armed pirates without hurting anybody? Monday-morning quarterbacking is easy. Getting the job done isn't, always.

[doctor jazz]

17. That's funny. No, actually, it's hilarious. No, wait, it's just...pathetic.

:eyes:

[Stephanie]

28. And fake

IMO

[DonCoquixote]

18. We tried to negotiate

But the Pirates refused. I did not want violence to erupt, if only for the fact that a bloodbath could have poured gasoline on Somalian violence, which is already hot as is. However, do not act like we were just itching for a fight. The pirates took a gamble, they gambled with the lives of innocent people, and they lost.

[Stephanie]

19. I wish I could view your profile

To better understand where you're coming from.

[qazplm]

24. how?

What if the pirates were determined to go free or die.

Then what?

How long do you wait?

I dont understand absolute pacifists anymore than absolute libertarians or well absolute anyone.

[WeDidIt]

27. There was no choice

It was not going to end without violence. HEll, the inital act was an act of violence on the pirates' part.

[Stephanie]

29. Case in point, Will

[Mz Pip]

30. Maybe we should have

just paid the $2 million and sent them on their merry pirate way so they they would feel emboldened to do this again. Yeah, that would have worked. :eyes:

Can't play the peace card with people who have no interest in peace. Dream on.

[ohheckyeah]

31. And you know that how?

What makes you think it could have ended without loss of life?

[Trajan]

4. I am sure the FAUX reporter was disappointed ....

They HATE when Obama does something they said he wouldn't do ....

I am thankful for Obama's resolve, and would mock the FAUX idiots endlessly, if given half a chance ...

Good to see you Stephanie .... I recently visited your PNAC links again ..... They are legendary ...

[Stephanie]

21. Thank you!

:hi:

[Happyhippychick]

5. Rushie will be so disappointed that America didn't fail!

[mix]

7. See how they are? UR exactly right! n/t

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

8. Commander in Chief....hello???!!