Plague of Somali pirates continues. 5 ships taken over the weekend.

[Asher]

Took them long enough.

[notyoueither]

Mighty USN has defeated 4 pirates armed with light weapons. Story at 11.

There is absolutely no reason he shouldn't have been rescued before.

Waiting for fatigue to set in on the bad guys?

[KrazyHorse]

Were they getting tired of saying "Arrrr"?

[notyoueither]

I can't imagine they got much sleep and doubt they had food or fresh water.

[David Floyd]

Hey, Somolia is the libertarian paradise. It's got no government and a completely unregulated market. You should love the place.

I'm sorry, I think you have me confused with an anarchist.

[KrazyHorse]

I can't imagine they got much sleep and doubt they had food or fresh water.

I was kidding, dude. The incident I'm referring to is when the cap jumped off the lifeboat and was left out there hanging by his pals on the destroyer who were apparently unprepared for such an event.

[DinoDoc]

There is absolutely no reason he shouldn't have been rescued before.

Obama wanted approval from the EU before he took what could have been unilateral action.

[Asher]

[DinoDoc]

[David Floyd]

Actually, DD is undoubtedly correct on some level. It might not have been the EU, but Obama almost certainly wanted or felt he needed SOMEONE'S permission. Silly Democrats

[KrazyHorse]

Obama wanted approval from the EU before he took what could have been unilateral action.

Yeah, because the President has direct go/no-go command over rescue operations.

Come on, now. Your hard-on for Obama is a bit embarrassing.

[notyoueither]

I was kidding, dude. The incident I'm referring to is when the cap jumped off the lifeboat and was left out there hanging by his pals on the destroyer who were apparently unprepared for such an event.

It was funny. I forgot to give you a hehe.

Patty explained above that they don't have snipers on board and even an expert wouldn't be able to make a shot in most cases.

[Asher]

It was funny. I forgot to give you a hehe.

Patty explained above that they don't have snipers on board and even an expert wouldn't be able to make a shot in most cases.

So did the Navy SEALS shoot from shore, then?

[KrazyHorse]

I don't see why they would be sitting more than a couple of hundred meters from the boat. And you don't need to be a sniper to blow some holes in an unpowered liferaft from that distance.

[KrazyHorse]

Seriosusly, the guy gets out of the liferaft. Hole the liferaft. Let pirates worry more about drowning than recapturing the guy.