rssJust to Be Clear: Obama Gave the Authority for the Phillips Rescue
Monday, April 13, 2009 at 4:42 pm
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Prompted by skepticism from Blackfive, Adam Serwer at TAPPED gets Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman to clarify President Obama’s role in yesterday’s rescue of Captain Richard Phillips’ rescue from the Somali pirates:
Bryan Whitman from the Office of the Secretary of Defense told me that “The Secretary of Defense requested the required authorities which were approved by the President to conduct this military operation.” Whitman adds that “In this particular circumstance, it was a matter of providing authority to the folks on-scene to immediately react to a very fluid situation. Not really unusual.”
Adam’s conclusion, at least, should attract broad support:
I’d say in general though, it’s probably a mistake to assign a great deal of credit to the President either way–I think it’s clear that those who carried out the operation deserve the plaudits.
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2 Comments
Comment posted April 13, 2009 @ 11:11 pm
You lyin' bastards… Obama handed you your asses again… what a bunch of lyin' sacks of shit.' You were all over Bush with his “Mission Accomplished” stunt. This guy (Who I damn sure didn't vote for) doesn't even pull a thing like that (not yet) and you're moonwalkin' like Michael Jackson .. back away from giving him even the faintest praise. It's shitbirds like you that have bankrupted this damn place. Wee need some real #$%^& conservatives now.At least try to be honest… you sound like the damn liberals.. standin; aroud rubbing your nuts even when you were dead wrong about something!
What a bunch of butt wipes!!!!!!!
Comment posted April 14, 2009 @ 6:11 am
You lyin' bastards… Obama handed you your asses again… what a bunch of lyin' sacks of shit.' You were all over Bush with his “Mission Accomplished” stunt. This guy (Who I damn sure didn't vote for) doesn't even pull a thing like that (not yet) and you're moonwalkin' like Michael Jackson .. back away from giving him even the faintest praise. It's shitbirds like you that have bankrupted this damn place. Wee need some real #$%^& conservatives now.At least try to be honest… you sound like the damn liberals.. standin; aroud rubbing your nuts even when you were dead wrong about something!
What a bunch of butt wipes!!!!!!!
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