Defending the Carrrrrrrrgo
Fortunately the hostage situation between Somali pirates and captive American Richard Phillips ended with the successful rescue of Phillips. If you weren’t reading between the lines as the story progressed, you missed a lot.
First, let me be one of the few Conservatives to say unabashedly Obama directed the military appropriately in the rescue of Captain Phillips.
Unfortunately he recoiled a bit on Monday referring to the incident in more of a criminal light stating those responsible would be prosecuted. Seizing ships and taking hostages by use of force in what amounts to international waters is an act of war, and yet many Americans think it fit to start reading the Miranda rights.
Here’s a quote from one of the so-called pirates; you be the judge if we’re dealing with people that can be reasoned with:
“From now on, if we capture foreign ships and their respective countries try to attack us, we will kill them.”
I’ll give President Obama the benefit of the doubt for now and hope that he will follow up with additional military support to stabilize the piracy problem- the Somalis clearly can’t control it themselves.
From a political perspective, Team Obama also handled the situation well. They laid low at the beginning, knowing that if they were visible on the front end and things went badly, it would have been harder to deflect criticism.
Still, his silence wasn’t comforting for Americans during the crisis and he needed to be more decisive in his statements on Monday.
Obama’s preferred strategery typically involves labored debate bordering on indecision, and these are the moments when that process weakens America. With very little international support for this piracy problem (no idea why), now is precisely the moment when we must seize the momentum, garner broad support, and deliver long-term stability to the region.
And should you need evidence of the liberal bias in the media, just consider if it were George Bush that gave the order to kill Somalis as needed in order to free one of our own. He would have been skewered - shrieks of war-mongering, excessive use of force, and cries that the act puts hostages of other nationalities in further peril.
Instead, you get the following headline from MSNBC.com: Analysis: Obama scores win on pirate crisis
Quite repulsive for a media outlet that expects to be respected. I don’t disagree with their analysis, but their double-standard stinks from miles away.
The final analysis is far from over. This particular situation is simply the tip of the pirate iceberg in what is a very busy shipping lane. Much of the rest of the world has been paying ransoms for similar abductions, and the Somalis have made it clear they don’t intend to whither away. And with a reported 228 foreign nationals still being held by Somali pirates, this situation is far from over.
You’re welcome.
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