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Go Navy!

Good job to the Navy and any other SPECOPS folks involved. :USA-flag:
Sends a good message to the pirates: Mess with us and we'll kill you.
 
I have a feeling the Hollywood movie studios are gonna be all over this story (I'd rather see a well made news special and that's it):gossip:
 
Many, many prayers for the Captain's safe return, as well as for the safety of those sent to rescue him, have been answered this day. :applause::engel016:
 
I have a feeling the Hollywood movie studios are gonna be all over this story
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Nah, they'll do a *** story on some poor ole Somali pirate, and his rough upbringing, saying the US was at fault. Besides, the actual "battle" was just a couple of seconds, unlike, say D-Day, or Pearl Harbor.
The forces involved did it right. Sized up the sit., had patience, and only acted when insured of positive results.:ernae:
 
Yes, excellent news; though it's only a matter of time before some US lawyer represents the Somali pirates' widows & orphans and sues the American government for millions of $$$$$ because their 'human rights were abused' etc, etc.

Interesting, too, that the USS Bainbridge is named after Commodore William Bainbridge who, in 1800, paid tribute ($$$$$) to the Algerian pirates to leave US ships alone (!). It didn't work, so the Marines attacked them, hence 'the shores of Tripoli' in the Marine Corps Hymn.

Ah, History, truly thou art fascinating & complex...;)
 
Ralf Roggeveen said:
Yes, excellent news; though it's only a matter of time before some US lawyer represents the Somali pirates' widows & orphans and sues the American government for millions of $$$$$ because their 'human rights were abused' etc, etc.

Interesting, too, that the USS Bainbridge is named after Commodore William Bainbridge who, in 1800, paid tribute ($$$$$) to the Algerian pirates to leave US ships alone (!). It didn't work, so the Marines attacked them, hence 'the shores of Tripoli' in the Marine Corps Hymn.

Ah, History, truly thou art fascinating & complex...;)
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I've always wondered about that. Thank you veyr much.
 
my dad was navy, my little brother was navy.... the usn :sniper: rules!

disclaimer: my dad and brother were not snipers. dad was a signal man in WW2 and my brother was electronic warfare tech
 
Nice ending to a very bad situation,Navy snipers are incredible!! Great job:ernae:
/Patrick/
 
TARPSBird said:
Good job to the Navy and any other SPECOPS folks involved. :USA-flag:
Sends a good message to the pirates: Mess with us and we'll kill you.
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AGREED!!! I was so thrilled to hear how this went down, nice to see some justice for a change!
 
And I am guessing that those .50 cal Barretts didn't leave much behind. Good on yer, Navy!!!

GB
 
To me this is not a time to use this event to grind personal political axes. It is a time to say: Congrats Navy for a job well done!
 
Awesome!

:applause: :applause: :applause:


Those guys did good... Really good. Glad our person is back home safe and sound.


I hope the pirates get the message. I hope we get in some more ships in there and start curving this piracy thing into extinction.



Bill
 
ananda said:
It still hasn't stopped them:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...-ship-and-22-crew-seized-in-Gulf-of-Aden.html
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It will be a long time with a great many lives lost before it stops. That was only the start from here it escalates to.

The last 48 hrs they have captured 4 boats and taken 60 hostages.

If the shipping companies are going to continue to use these routes they are going to have to arm there boats and prepare to fight back or they will continue to lose.
 
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