Just kill the pirates !

[ZLTFUL]

Common sense?

Probably went something like this:

Upon entering the area:

Captain - So can we take them out if the opportunity arises?
Administration - Erm. Well. We need to consult. *Looks at public opinion* Sure.

A bit later:

Captain - They're making threats and holding a gun to the captive. Shoot the f'ers.
Seals - Eliminated!

A bit later:

Captain - So we killed the piwates, rescued the hostage and have a captive.
Administration - Wow! Really!? "Quietly to themselves" Damn we need to jump on this PR coup!

Could not have said it better my self sir.

[Drunken Monkey]

<Mod hat>

Lay off the politics, discussions of the administration's role in all of this, etc.

Failure to do so with get this thread locked, and we have highly trained admins ready to shoot ban offenders if we feel the board to be "at risk"

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[Grampa]

says the monkey with an uzi

[teddy037.2]

monkeys?

uzis?

I thought we were talking about pirates?


if there were ninjas in the area, the pirate problem would be solved.

[ZLTFUL]

Why's the rum always gone?

[hbliam]

Just heard this am that 3 total shots were fired. One shot, One Kill. on 2 moving vessels at sea. Damn. Don't make the beast with two backs with a sniper.

You forgot to mention that it was three shots at one time from three seperate snipers. Thats about as badass as it gets. 

[Drunken Monkey]

If nothing else, I think the settles the "Who would win in a fight? Ninjas or Pirates?" question...

[ZLTFUL]

If nothing else, I think the settles the "Who would win in a fight? Ninjas or Pirates?" question...

Yup...snipers would smoke em both! 

[herm]

One long term solution to the pirates is to declare a well  publicized "No Float" zone starting 12 miles off the Somali Coast.  If we've got satellites that can read my license plate in my driveway we can also monitor boat movement off Somalia.   Station a carrier a couple hundred miles out to sea and anytime a boat leaves the Somali mainland and goes past the 12 mile limit, the boat sinks.

I think the piracy would stop pretty fast, if not instantly and it will be good training exercise for the Navy.

Sure, some innocent Somali fishermen and traders will be economically hurt, but I think enough is enough and their problems fall  under the category of not our problem.

my vote would be for a san antonio class.
let the marines play with their toys.
shores of tripoli and all that.

[That Nice Guy Beck!]

foxnews

lol

[ZLTFUL]

Yeah...because having both sides of the political retardedness represented in the media isn't allowed. We only want the ball washers and peter puffers giving us the news. 

[ducatiz]

We only want the ball washers and peter puffers giving us the news. 

speak for yourself, i want them giving me yam oil massages...

[herm]

nice sig tizz...

[acalles]

no matter who reported it..

thats some damn good shooting! Moving targets on a moving platform, from a moving platform.  

anyone know the range?

[Kopfjager]

no matter who reported it..

thats some damn good shooting! Moving targets on a moving platform, from a moving platform.  

anyone know the range?

I believe under 50 yds. The Bainbridge was towing the liferaft.