U.S. Military Has Had Plans To Take Out Somali Pirates...Obama Administration Has Not Given Permission

The web and network news are saturated with the hostage situation off of Somali so I'm not going to join that right now but I wanted to point out that it was revealed today that the U.S. military, via Special Forces, has had a viable plan for eliminating all of the Somali pirates in place and yet, nothing has been done. Why, you ask? Because the Obama administration has not given the go ahead, that's why. You know, the same administration that had WEEKS to prepare a plan to counteract the North Korean missile launch and yet, STILL did nothing. So here we have a viable plan by U.S. Special Forces that would end the long terrorism of the seas off of Somalia and the Obamaites are still sitting on their hands. Perhaps Barack Obama felt an assault of this type might be perceived as "arrogant" and his message to Europe would have been watered down. Here's the details from the story up at the NY Daily News:

U.S. military commanders have already prepared battle plans for ending the scourge of piracy on the high seas off Somalia if President Obama pulls the trigger, sources told the Daily News Wednesday.
The Navy sent a warship to intercept Somali pirates Wednesday who hijacked a U.S.-flagged freighter, as commanders weighed military options for nailing the brigands' bases.
Retired U.S. Ambassador Robert Oakley, who was special envoy to Somalia in the 1990s, said U.S. special operations forces have drawn up detailed plans to attack piracy groups where they live on land, but are awaiting orders from the Obama national security team.
"Our special operations people have been itching to clean them up. So far, no one has let them," Oakley told the Daily News.
The veteran diplomat, who also was ambassador to Pakistan, said teams of Army Delta Force or Navy SEALs "could take care of the pirates in 72 hours" if given the order to strike.
"They have plans on the table but are waiting for the green light," Oakley said.
A Special Operations Command spokesman at McDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla., declined comment.

Can you imagine? These officials are saying that the Somali pirates could be taken out completely within 72 hours and yet, with a list of terror attacks and crimes against the world a mile long by these thugs, Obama has done nothing.

Think about this for a moment and yes, I'm talking to those Liberals who stop by here once in awhile - Obama was confronted with Iran moving forward with nuclear weapon proliferation and Obama's answer was for the U.S. to disarm ours unilaterally, Obama was confronted with the risk of a North Korean missile being fired at the U.S. and Obama's answer was to contact the U.N. Security Council and now, Obama was confronted with ongoing attacks on sea vessels by Somali terrorists and Obama's answer was to wait and see. And now these terrorists have Americans in hand. And Obama's answer? Well, he's being kept apprised of the situation.

U.S. military already prepared with battle plans for Somalia pirates, say intelligence sources

WASHINGTON - U.S. military commanders have already prepared battle plans for ending the scourge of piracy on the high seas off Somalia if President Obama pulls the trigger, sources told the Daily News Wednesday.
The Navy sent a warship to intercept Somali pirates Wednesday who hijacked a U.S.-flagged freighter, as commanders weighed military options for nailing the brigands' bases.
Retired U.S. Ambassador Robert Oakley, who was special envoy to Somalia in the 1990s, said U.S. special operations forces have drawn up detailed plans to attack piracy groups where they live on land, but are awaiting orders from the Obama national security team.
"Our special operations people have been itching to clean them up. So far, no one has let them," Oakley told the Daily News.
The veteran diplomat, who also was ambassador to Pakistan, said teams of Army Delta Force or Navy SEALs "could take care of the pirates in 72 hours" if given the order to strike.
"They have plans on the table but are waiting for the green light," Oakley said.
A Special Operations Command spokesman at McDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla., declined comment.
A U.S. intelligence official, though dismissive of the pirates having any terrorism links, said "there is a more intense focus" now on these criminal gangs.
America's stealthiest warriors have been involved in combat operations in the Horn of Africa for years - operating from secret bases in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia and Manda Bay, Kenya.
The Navy launched an antipiracy command in January, Joint Task Force 151, which includes contingents of SEALs and Marines who specialize in boarding and seizing hijacked ships.
But Somalia-based pirates terrorizing shipping lanes on the high seas have expanded their zone of fear in recent weeks beyond the Gulf of Aden into waters off Somalia, a failed state providing them a lawless sanctuary.
That prompted the commander of the Navy's Combined Maritime Forces, Vice Adm. Bill Gortney, to issue a special maritime advisory this week warning his forces "are unlikely to be close enough to provide support to vessels under attack."
"The closest military ship could be days away," he said.
The Gulf of Aden and waters off Somalia and Kenya equal an area roughly four times the size of Texas, the Navy pointed out.
Meanwhile, Navy officials said the guided missile destroyer Bainbridge steamed toward the Maersk Alabama - which is owned by a Danish firm but has a 20-man American crew and flies the Stars and Stripes - which was seized 280 miles southeast of Somalia.