Marines could fight pirates once again
U.N. resolution gives more options to nations with ships in Gulf of Aden
By Dan Lamothe - Staff writer
Posted : Monday Dec 29, 2008 15:46:53 EST
It has been more than 200 years since Marines invaded the African port of Tripoli, Libya, taking on pirates who terrorized civilian sailors from the Barbary Coast to the Atlantic Ocean.
Now, the U.N. Security Council has opened the door for another war on piracy, voting unanimously Dec. 16 to approve a resolution that authorizes nations to conduct land and air attacks on pirate bases on the east African coast of Somalia, where extreme poverty has led to a large spike in attacks on ocean vessels.
U.S. officials, including Commandant Gen. James Conway, have not indicated that Marines will be called on to fight pirates. But Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said Defense Secretary Robert Gates and other officials welcomed the resolution and look forward to addressing with allies “this troublesome problem.”
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Marines could fight pirates once again
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308Mike
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A person properly schooled in right and wrong is safe with any weapon. A person with no idea of good and evil is unsafe with a knitting needle, or the cap from a ballpoint pen.
I remain pessimistic given the way BATF and the anti gun crowd have become tape worms in the guts of the Republic. - toad
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Why in hell do they need a UN resolution for more options?
The avalanche has already started. It is too late for the pebbles to vote.
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The UN can suck a dick. The US Constitution gives Congress the enumerated and explicit power to punish piracy on the high seas.
And may I say, from a moral point of view, I think there can be no justification for shoving snack cakes up your action.
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Transnationalist fuzzy group hugs for everyone...
Nature abhors a (leadership) vacuum.
Away Boarding Parties, Away.
Nature abhors a (leadership) vacuum.
Away Boarding Parties, Away.
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"The right of the citizens to keep and bear arms has justly been considered, as the palladium of the liberties of a republic;" Justice Story
"The right of the citizens to keep and bear arms has justly been considered, as the palladium of the liberties of a republic;" Justice Story