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2007-05-21 Africa Horn

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Posted by Fred 2007-05-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 If we did that ... how long before the world would protest?

Two, maybe three seconds.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2007-05-21 06:22|| 2007-05-21 06:22|| Front Page Top

#2 So what is stopping the UN from placing security details with their own relief deliveries, and spare us the obvious whining?

Posted by john">john 2007-05-21 07:04|| 2007-05-21 07:04|| Front Page Top

#3 I think that we should get some kind of blue-ribbon commission together and find out why the Somalian pirates are so alienated and angry, and maybe we can address their grievances. It's only fair, ya know....

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2007-05-21 08:30|| 2007-05-21 08:30|| Front Page Top

#4 perhaps they're just tired of living. We can accomodate that

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-05-21 08:32|| 2007-05-21 08:32|| Front Page Top

#5 Let the French do it. Or the Germans, African Union, or anybody else. Why should we help?

Posted by Rambler">Rambler 2007-05-21 10:54|| 2007-05-21 10:54|| Front Page Top

#6 #5 Let the French do it. Or the Germans, African Union, or anybody else. Why should we help?

I don't know, but I think it might make great practice for some Marine air squadron of AV-8Bs from one of our LHAs. An LHA and two destroyers, cruising up and down the Somali coast, about 400 miles offshore, in radio silence. Wait for some ship to send an SOS, and swoop down upon the attackers. The one to try to get is the "mother ship". A couple of Harpoon missiles at the water line should do wonders.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2007-05-21 19:11|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2007-05-21 19:11|| Front Page Top

#7 The UN bureaucracy's mad cause their cut hasn't arrived yet.

Posted by DMFD 2007-05-21 20:26|| 2007-05-21 20:26|| Front Page Top

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