Comments on: American Hostage Held By Pirates Rescued By Navy SEAL Operation

By: Great Job Guys!

Great Job Guys! — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 03:45:57 +0000

[...] that came on board the US ship is thinking that he made the right choice. I agree with GI Korea at ROK Drop that pirates will probably be thinking twice about hijacking American flagged vessels. You can read [...]

By: GI Korea

GI Korea — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 06:03:51 +0000

I have no doubt the left would be doing the same thing, but it doesn't make it right. The conservative media/bloggers lose even more creditability when they cannot credit President Obama for doing anything right. He obviously handled this situation correctly and I hope he follows up on it by doing something to really crush these pirates.

By: Hamilton

Hamilton — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 02:30:11 +0000

It was the right call by the President. If it had gone sour, I for one would not be critical of the call. I also have seen quite a few conservative bloggers supporting the President on this issue even if some do not. I think the difference is that you would be hard pressed to find someone on the left who would give former president Bush a break on anything.

By: In Seoul

In Seoul — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:43:03 +0000

You may have point, GI; but the ideological left, who make up the bulk of the media, have done and would do the same thing to a conservative president. Like Gerry says, “…that’s not the way the world works…” I would say it differently: That’s the way the world ‘presently’ works.

By: gerry

gerry — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:35:24 +0000

"why can't people be happy the captain was rescued and leave the politics out of it".

Because thats not the way the world works, or ever will.

If the situation had gone sour and the captain killed , then the politics would have been that "Obama " had done everything he could have. Not really a problem, and things do go wrong.

I didn't vote for the guy, but I know how the world works.

By: GI Korea

GI Korea — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:20:48 +0000

What is really annoying to me about this is how the conservative commentators are rushing out to criticize President Obama for taking credit for the guys rescue.

Yes, Obama did something anyone else would have done which is tell his military to protect the life of the hostage if he is under threat of being killed by the pirates. However, if the guy would have been killed everyone would be criticizing Obama for not doing something sooner. So when things go right of course the President is going to take credit even if he had little to do with what happened. Why not when if things went bad everyone would be criticizing him even though he had little to do with that outcome as well?

Why can't people just be happy the captain was rescued and leave the politics out of it?

By: gerry

gerry — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:45:01 +0000

Its not because they haven't been given the opportunity. They have had numerous chances in Iraq as well as Afganistan, however the government is more interested in playing games and have not been serious about anything except saving face. Politics as usual, trying to appease everyone. (in the long run, it has cost them much prestige.)

By: gerry

gerry — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:37:16 +0000

Thats why I mentioned American crews.

By: kimchi2000

kimchi2000 — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:47:07 +0000

i wonder why korean special force can't ever do something like this. they need to get some training by the us marines

By: Dr.Yu

Dr.Yu — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 06:36:29 +0000

Good news. Thanks God the captain Philips is alive. Regarding the pirates they got what they deserved and I hope this will serve as a good lesson to them.