tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post7994889675447777000..comments2024-01-04T07:21:18.243-05:00Comments on John In Carolina: Obama’s & Gates’ Piracy Comments TodayUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post-45570757491521293112009-04-15T11:40:00.000-04:002009-04-15T11:40:00.000-04:00Years and years ago, I recall quite a bit of globa...Years and years ago, I recall quite a bit of global initiatives to help that nation from its impoverish state. Do you guys remember a starving child laying on the ground, sick, frail and delicate seeking for help? It's always televised and as always it touched our hearts and even drove us to assist immediately. A lot of nations pulled together to help them out ONLY to get bitten back with all these savage attacks. I am bitter and sadden about all this. If you were one of those who contributed to save that nation before, the same child you saved maybe one of those pirates...quite a possibility. I guess it's petty to have my kind of perspective but none of these acts make total sense to me especially when progressive nations like US make it a point to send aid to these less fortunate nations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post-18843015715636060692009-04-14T18:20:00.000-04:002009-04-14T18:20:00.000-04:00FWIW, going to Somalia as a humanitarian aid worke...FWIW, going to Somalia as a humanitarian aid worker is a really good way to wind up dead -- there are dozens of people who you can no longer ask about this, just in the past year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post-36316573278711408602009-04-14T18:05:00.000-04:002009-04-14T18:05:00.000-04:00Is Mr. Gates aware that Africa is notorious for ch...Is Mr. Gates aware that Africa is notorious for child soldiers, some as young as nine or ten? They are every bit as lethal as adults, maybe more so. If Mr. Gates is not aware, then he is hopelessly ignorant and unqualified for his job.RebeccaHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15113907852048577121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post-78282172375077985932009-04-14T15:33:00.000-04:002009-04-14T15:33:00.000-04:00Though they may be "kids" in the western sense, th...Though they may be "kids" in the western sense, they are not kids in the great majority of the world where teenagers have achieved adulthood status and are expected to conduct themselves in adult ways. The biggest mistake thatcould be made is to view the pirate in US custody as a teenager andt to think that he can be "rehabilitated". My question would be rehabilitated to what? He needs to be made an example of - a public execution that would be broadcast on Somali television (and the rest of the Arab world) might just change the view of some in that region that the US is a pushover. I think that if anything, with a president who comes from an African heritage wnd who has Muslim ancestors, it would put the leadership of amny of teh Arab nations in an awkward position to be criticizing what is (at elast right now) a popular president both within the US and abroad. Given the number of Europeans that are currently being held hostage by Somali pirates and the demand that their governments do something (the reason why the French took it upon themselves to act in the not so distant past) could very well find tough action by the US a relief and at the same time a spur to their own governemnts to act boldly as well.<br />cksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post-81485077122674720982009-04-14T11:09:00.000-04:002009-04-14T11:09:00.000-04:00These untrained teenagers sure are making a good l...These untrained teenagers sure are making a good living from the Piracy gig. Without any training they managed to get guns, a boat, to board a ship and take a hostage.<br /><br />Imagine what they can do with a little more experience and trainging? I'd sugest not letting them get that extra experience and training.<br /><br />Scott S.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post-76086198791162046932009-04-13T19:14:00.000-04:002009-04-13T19:14:00.000-04:00To talk of pirates as "teenagers" in an attempt to...To talk of pirates as "teenagers" in an attempt to empathize with them, as Gates is doing, shows how out of touch he is. There is nothing more dangerous than a teenager with raging hormones inside and peer pressure outside. Add to that equation an AK-47 or and RPG and you've got a Frankenstein monster-like creature.<br /> I've got a news flash for our esteemed SecDef: these pirates aren't underprivileged young thugs from the 'hood in LA. They're Islamic terrorists who have been raised in the belief they must slay all non-believers to guarantee their share of the "virgins" in Islamic paradise.<br /> JinC's suggestion that Gates resign his cabinet post and volunteer for the Peace Corps is spot on!<br />Tarheel HawkeyeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post-69420311464918333002009-04-13T19:01:00.000-04:002009-04-13T19:01:00.000-04:00"the risks are relatively small"
They just got bi..."the risks are relatively small"<br /><br />They just got bigger. Let's make them unacceptably big.Locomotive Breathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501722094860082283noreply@blogger.com