Obama Approved Special Forces Team

[cali]

April 12, 2009 3:22 PM

A senior US official tells me that President Barack Obama approved a recommendation by Defense Secretary Bob Gates and Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Michael Mullen to dispatch special forces to the US scene on Friday.

These special forces were authorized to take action "in extremis" against the Somali pirates holding Maersk Captain Richard Phillips, 53, hostage on a motorized lifeboat off the coast of Somalia.

A senior official tells me that when the fourth Somali pirate was on the Bainbridge ship, Phillips moved to side of the lifeboat to relieve himself.

At that point, U.S. special forces saw their opportunity and took other three pirates out.

Captain Phillips is now safe aboard a U.S. vessel.

It's "going to make a great movie," a U.S. official adds.

--George Stephanopoulos

http://blogs.abcnews.com/george/2009/04/obama-approved.html

[leftstreet]

1. It's "going to make a great movie," (omg)

America, Fuck Yeah.

:eyes:

[cali]

2. no kidding.

funny how that's where people go over this.

[janx]

4. Let's just hope they leave out the part about the captain

having to relieve himself. ;-)

[BR_Parkway]

3. Rescued While Pissing? Trickle Down Pirates? I can't even think

of what you could title this given the circumstances. Especially if the movie includes any of the 'teabagging' as historical time frame.

[stillcool]

21. oy...

imagery.:rofl:

[bluestateguy]

5. Conservatives were actively cheering for and hoping for another Blackhawk Down incident

They have a burning hatred for their country.

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

24. I never saw that.

[Ian David]

6. Ronald Reagan would have just given them anti-aircraft missiles. n/t

[MarjorieG]

7. Still don't know how they could shoot with few high windows, and seating below. Seals top of boat?

[MadMaddie]

8. I read the Captain actually jumped off of the boat again

which gave the Navy Seals the opportunity to take them out. And the pirates were shooting at him while he was swimming away.

[FrenchieCat]

12. Nope, that rumor has been discounted.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

15. I read he was peeing over the side with only one person near him at the time

I don't know if it's true or not, but it's what I read. :shrug:

[doc03]

10. I don't think they need to see them, I'll bet they could see

exactly where they were located inside from their body-heat image.

[ecstatic]

9. so he didn't jump overboard??

:shrug:

[doc03]

13. That was yesterday I believe. n/t

[janx]

14. I'm sure he did, once the shooting started...

;-)

[liberalmuse]

23. Red State is sure going to be disappointed that he didn't jump overboard.

They went with that and, apparently, Captain Phillips "rescued" President Obama. Now they're going to have to make some other shit up.

[jillan]

11. But....but..... Newt said this morning that Obama is all talk and no action.

Oh Newt, why don't you crawl under a rock and hide, just like the other Newts.

[malaise]

17. This is a very bad story for Rushicans

Nothing is going their way these days

[jillan]

22. No wonder why they lie so much. Obama doesn't give them much material.

[NightWatcher]

16. McCain would have jumped out of a plane and rescued the Capt. single handedly

and Obama made a "call"

[BlooInBloo]

18. I just hope they stick with the truth and don't try to trump up the story...

to make it sound WAY MORE AWESOMEZZZ than it actually was.

[cali]

19. Somehow I get the feeling that Phillips isn't going to

let that happen. He's already said that the credit is all due to the SEALs.

[stillcool]

20. I think that's already been done..

but the media will let go of this like a hot potato if it no longer suits their interests..whatever those may be.

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

25. I wonder how long it will be before someone criticizes the extreme violence.