Who is the pantywaist, again?http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/13/world/africa/13pirates.html?hp
Navy SEAL team rescues hostage, kills pirates. Nevermind... Heh.
Navy SEALs are certainly no pantywaists, but unfortunately their commander-in-chief is. Citing the article to which Doug links, it states that it was only after the failure of negotiations that President Yellowstain authorized the use of force. The article also makes clear that the Yellowstain administration is pursuing a feckless law enforcement paradigm in dealing with the Somali pirates:
The Justice Department will be reviewing evidence to decide whether charges will be brought against the surviving pirate, a Justice Department official told CNN.
Another report makes it clear that the military was authorized to use force only if Phillips' life was directly endangered by the pirates.
In other words, President Yellowstain has decided to use the tried and failed law enforcement model when dealing with pirates who are proxies for Moslem terrorists. The government's actions in this case are exactly those of a domestic hostage situation. First, bring in the FBI negotiators and try to wear down the miscreant. Only when this effort fails is force used. The policy of using force as a last resort in the context of domestic crime is obviously justified.
In the case of piracy and other hostile acts directed at the United States, its citizens, and its flag, this is the policy of gutless appeasement. When the issue is attacks upon American vessels, and their American crews, on the high seas, the overwhelming use of force should be the first and only response.
Unless Obama man-ups, starts to defend American interests abroad, and jettisons the moral cowardice of the law enforcement model when dealing with this nation's enemies, he will remain President Yellowstain as far as I am concerned.
Crossposted at The Dougout
11 comments:
Grant Jones,
You wrote,
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Unless Obama man-ups, starts to defend American interests abroad, and jettisons the moral cowardice of the law enforcement model when dealing with this nation's enemies, he will remain President Yellowstain as far as I am concerned.
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And unless Obama Man's up, as you put it, We should do everything in our power to see to it that he's a one term president.
You got that right. If you live in the USA, I hope you'll be attending a TEA Party this Wednesday.
Jamac Habeb, a 30-year-old self-proclaimed pirate, told The Associated Press from one of Somalia's piracy hubs, Eyl, that: "From now on, if we capture foreign ships and their respective countries try to attack us, we will kill them (the hostages). Now they became our number one enemy," Habeb said of U.S. forces.
Good. Bring it on you slime.
WC,
That's not good news. I don't want more innocent people to die, even if it means we take out more of these guys.
What we really need is a strong navel presence in the seas. Piracy tends to go down when there's a strong navel presence.
Italy boat owner marvels at US pirate operation
AP - The owner of an Italian-flagged tugboat seized by pirates off Somalia marveled Sunday at the U.S. Navy rescue of an American hostage there, and said he hopes his crew also will be saved.
AP - Shipping your oil across the Gulf of Aden? Don't forget your piracy insurance.
Grant,
Did you come up with that name, President Pantywaist?
That's great, though I also like President Yellowstain almost as much.
busy this am...but a quick comment..imho.. the public perception will be that Obama DID conduct a 'manly', measured, calm, military operation on this.
The republicans need to offer a better POLICY PLAN and not question obama directly on this.
It was successful.
Epaminondas,
That might actually be a good idea. This mission was largely a success, since the Captain did come back alive.
Aloha Pastorius,
Google "President Pantywaist" and tens-of-thousands of pages will spring up. It was first used in some British paper in reponse to Pantywaist's behavior at the summit.
However, I did make-up President Yellowstain.
Very well done.
:)
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