Navy SEALS are damn good...

[remedy1]

Consider the difficulty of what they did...it's almost incomprehensible.

Three SEAL snipers wearing NVGs, at dusk, from a ship in moving seas...

Three simultaneous shots, three kills.

Absolutely phenomenal. Not luck, just pure fucking skill...

Bravo.

[cali]

1. they're clearly skilled and where trained but

I find all this cheering of killing grotesque. I'm glad the Captain was rescued and all, but we're not talking about target shooting, those were still human beings. And no, this has nothing to do with feeling sorry for the pirates. It has to do with not taking killing lightly.

[remedy1]

4. I don't think anyone takes killing lightly.

But sometimes it is necessary.

These pirates chose their path. The Navy ended it.

I have no sympathy for them, and I admire the guys who have the incredible discipline and skills necessary to protect innocent people who did nothing to deserve to be kidnapped at gunpoint.

[kstewart33]

10. Ditto and well said. nt

[hlthe2b]

12. I agree with you cali... Celebrating death, even justifiable death

accompanied by incredible skill on the part of these SEALS, is unbelievably callous. Even the worst man or woman on earth, likely has someone who loved him/her and is in tremendous pain now. Celebrate the skill and commitment of our Navy and other military, but can we not temper it with just a bit of humanity?

[customerserviceguy]

13. Ok, the next time pirates take an American-flagged ship

we'll be happy to send you over there to wag your finger at them.

It'll give the SEALs a good laugh!

[hlthe2b]

22. I believe that You know that that is not what Cali meant...

Your reaction is uncalled for IMHO

[customerserviceguy]

26. What he meant was

when America is faced with true enemies (let's all remember this was a ship delivering relief supplies, not oil for Hummers) then we really ought to do something less than KILL THE BASTARDS!

Yeah, I'm into a bit of chest thumping today. Pound your peace drum a little louder, and you won't hear me...

[hlthe2b]

37. Most of us, myself included fully support the action....

You're being rather obtuse and certainly insulting. While we celebrate the return of the Captain and an incredible rescue by our SEALS, there is no cause to be so callous about death.

[cali]

44. Fail, genius. You are evidently incapable of reading for comprehension

either that or you're just dishonest. Try and twist this: I support the decison to rescue the Captain, and that includes whatever they had to do to achieve that end. What I don't approve is the disgusting and unwarrented cheering of violent death. You're a great example of that type of bonehead shit.

Can you hear me now, sweetie?

[x-g.o.p.er]

28. I hope that all the SEAL's felt was...recoil n/t

[dysfunctional press]

33. i would hope that their rifles wouldn't have much recoil.

considering the circumstances.

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

40. Those rifles have some recoil, nothing extreme but noticeable.

[dysfunctional press]

32. they stopped being 'human beings' when they decided to take innocent people hostage at gunpoint.

that's when they became vermin- in need of eradication.
imHo.

[Toucano]

43. Dog eat dog. n-t

[d_b]

2. qft

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-MlVm9FzM4

[Ilsa]

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[lapfog_1]

5. Highly trained.

I'm very happy that they did what they did...

However, we need to follow up with a plan that is fair...

1) Patrol the Somali coast with an international coalition of Navy ships

2) The coalition will not only halt the pirates, but will also stop the illegal fishing and waste dumping in Somali waters.

3) Provide some form of finance and protection to rebuild a Somali fishing fleet, without getting involved in the
ongoing Somali political problems.

Carrots and sticks... it's always better than just sticks.

[creeksneakers2]

7. Those are great ideas

I especially like the international part. This is an international problem and the US shouldn't be the world's chumps and take on another burden all alone.

[lapfog_1]

39. From some reports...

the Europeans have some responsibility for this mess too. They are the ones that have hired questionable corporations to
dump their medical and nuclear (from medical devices) waste in Somali waters.

[ColbertWatcher]

17. "Carrots and sticks... it's always better than just sticks." QFT!

Although, there is one little problem with part of your suggestion...

"... without getting involved in the ongoing Somali political problems."

If I'm not mistaken, Dumbass' administration already screwed this situation by helping the Ethiopians invade Somalia.

Mark this one up as another mess created by the GOP that Obama (and all of us) will have to clean up.

[TahitiNut]

24. Imagine patrolling an area twice the size of Texas in vehicles that can't go over 35 mph.

Think tanks. :shrug:

[lapfog_1]

38. However, a relatively FLAT surface

for that entire Texas size area. And uniform (more or less) in color. Makes it real easy for using remote sensing to
track everything that moves. Even in a area the size of Texas. Radar, sonar, aerial surveillance, satellite imaging.

And the pirates don't have boats that go faster than 35mph either (at least, not yet from what I've read).

So yeah, it's possible. And hope the pirates don't start buying fast attack subs. :)

We simply have to commit to deploy the assets.

[EFerrari]

6. I'm amazed that the hostage got out alive, seriously.

So many things could have gone wrong, including more of our guys being hurt or killed.

[arcadian]

8. They rock.

[DS1]

9. You think they'd use NVGs instead of a rifle scope?

Fat chance

[remedy1]

11. NVG + scope.

Good shooting...

[DS1]

14. no way

the two aren't compatible

[remedy1]

16. Actually, they are.

I have an EOTech 553, fully compatible. But I doubt that is what they used...

[DS1]

19. NVGs

Night vision >>>>goggles<<<<.

[hack89]

23. They used night vision sniper scopes

http://vipertechonline.stores.yahoo.net/angendualtub.html

[Fire1]

15. DUH!

[L0oniX]

18. No assault weapons ban there.

[Joey Liberal]

20. They go through insanely hard training

Sometimes an entire class will drop out. Crazy. I respect them.

[spanone]

21. regular fucking death machines

whoop dee doo

[x-g.o.p.er]

29. People sleep peacably in their beds at night

because rough men stand at the ready to do violence on their behalf.

I bet Capt Phillips is saying a big fat whoop dee doo in honor of the SEAL team that freed him.

[Dreamer Tatum]

31. Who would have rescued you, too.

Have a nice day.

[cobalt1999]

25. Very impressive.

I'm glad they were there.

[Truth2Tell]

27. America...

[dysfunctional press]

30. i think that the cover story about seeing the captain in 'imminent danger' is just so much bullshit.

but hey- that's fine by me.

considering the small windows on the lifeboat- about they could probably see were the heads that they were aiming at- and not much more...and especially not seeing a gun leveled at the captain's back.
just a hunch.

[hugo_from_TN]

34. I agree

I imagine the order was to take them out as soon as there were clear shots to all three. Perhaps a gun may have been pointing at the Captain, but it doesn't really matter. Being kidnapped in close quarters with the pirates constitutes imminent danger to me.

[Peregrine Took]

35. The truth will come out in a week or so and I think it won't be so "neat."

I never believe any news that comes out from the government - just propaganda.

[1]

42. yeah? the "truth" is going to come out? where will this truth come from?

[Bucky]

36. I'm waiting for the inevitable Chuck Norris version of these events

It'll be one SEAL, not three, and he's a pulled-out-from-retirement 63 year old SEAL with an awesome turbo-German last name like "Nick Striker" or "Rock Cannon" or "Zap Luger" and he's a rebel, y'know' but the only man for the job. Also, there'll be at least 12 pirates, not four, and the ship's captain will be Zap Lugar's girl friend. And if 20th Century Fox makes the movie, the pirates will be bankrolled by the Iranians.

That's just my guess.

[Toucano]

41. +1