Comments on: Piracy In The Age Of Obama

By: When the only good pirate is a dead one « The Tizona Group

When the only good pirate is a dead one « The Tizona Group — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 05:02:44 +0000

[...] take before any pirates got themselves [...]

By: Dave Surls

Dave Surls — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:12:58 +0000

“The author of this blog, of course has NEVER SERVED.”

True. I read Critt’s stuff all the time, and not once has he served me a cold beer.

That’s what I call ingratitude.

Meanwhile…President Obama opened a can of whupass on the pirates, rescued the the hostage, and killed three of the pirates, and captured the fourth.

Nice job, President Obama, way to go USN.

By: Ed Driscoll » Captain Phillips Freed, Three Pirates Killed

Ed Driscoll » Captain Phillips Freed, Three Pirates Killed — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 20:51:05 +0000

[...] of authority might like to think it is. There are 240 other captives of various nations. Needs a program. Meanwhile, those Somali elders the Americans were negotiating with might want the bodies of their [...]

By: Pragmatic American

Pragmatic American — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 13:08:47 +0000

davemartin7777:

And you did serve? I see/read no evidence of this. In point of fact, all I’ve read from you is a tinny little whine, reminiscent of a five year old, told by Mommy that he can’t have something.

Oh, for the record: Army, 1977-1983, CONUS, FRG, Grenada.

By: Dave Surls

Dave Surls — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 05:08:46 +0000

Remind me never to say anything bad about Keegan’s books.

By: dsensing

dsensing — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 22:51:21 +0000

I posted more thoughts about how to end Capt. Phillips'ordeal back on my own site, Sense of Events. It's called, "Put Phillips and the pirates in the water." But in a kind and gentle way, you understand.

By: RebeccaH

RebeccaH — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 22:45:52 +0000

Oops. Somalia, not Sudan. Africa confuses me.

By: RebeccaH

RebeccaH — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 22:44:36 +0000

Most of the suggestions I’ve seen here sound pretty good (except for davemartin777 — inform us, dave, where and how did YOU serve, and was it in an actual combat role?). The most workable one is: hit the insurance companies in the wallet. Make them pay 100% tax on ransom payments, or make them liable for failure to protect the crews from unlawful seizure, whatever works. You’d start seeing arms and self-defense training for ships’ crews tout suite.

As for seeking protection from Obama et al: fuggedaboudit. Too many groups wailing about oppression of the poor black folks of the Sudan. And I’m just talking about Euroweenies.

I’m all for the protection of Sudanese fisherman. Except when they take up piracy, which a whole shipload of them have, considering the money payouts.

By: MikeHu

MikeHu — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 21:28:09 +0000

Prominant American says what he thinks of davemartin7777's biting analysis./a>

By: murphy300

murphy300 — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 21:07:10 +0000

I suspect you’d find that most legitimate Somali fisherman don’t go much farther than 15-20 miles offshore, with the majority operating much closer. The pirates are operating much further out. So figuring out who’s a pirate and who’s a legitimate fisherman is not really that hard. The question is who is going to run the show, the “hand wringers”, or men/women of action. You’re in the middle of the ocean and you can only repel armed boarders with a fire hose? Because someone back at home office is afraid that you’ll hurt one of the pirates and they’ll sue?? If that’s how far our society is fallen things are even worse than they’ve looked recently.