Christian hostages murdered by Somali Pirates

[pelathais]

Originally Posted by Jermyn Davidson

If you want your rights violated, decide to go sailing in international waters.

You can be confident that your government will do nothing to defend you.


Maybe the Christian response would be to nothing about it.

Maybe mention them at prayer in between the time we take up our offering and the preacher takes the podium tomorow night-- yeah, that would be the Christian thing to do.

Having a government "failing to defend" you while you are living on a pension cruising around the world is not, technically, a violation of one's "rights." It is however, a "violation" of one's retirement.

[Jermyn Davidson]

Originally Posted by pelathais

Having a government "failing to defend" you while you are living on a pension cruising around the world is not, technically, a violation of one's "rights." It is however, a "violation" of one's retirement.

lol


Pel, it has happened before that Americans have been victimized by these pirates. Now they are killing Americans.


The U.S. Marines took on the Barbary Pirates in history.

We can take these guys out too and bring law and order to that region.


The minute Americans were killed, it should have become our mandate.

If a Conservative, Chrsitan Republican was President right now, I DOUBT things would have gone this far and if they did, there would be NO DOUBT about our response to their actions.

[pelathais]

Originally Posted by Jermyn Davidson

lol


Pel, it has happened before that Americans have been victimized by these pirates. Now they are killing Americans.


The U.S. Marines took on the Barbary Pirates in history.

We can take these guys out too and bring law and order to that region.


The minute Americans were killed, it should have become our mandate.

If a Conservative, Chrsitan Republican was President right now, I DOUBT things would have gone this far and if they did, there would be NO DOUBT about our response to their actions.

The Marine's action on the Barbary Coast did free many Americans (and Europeans) who had been captured and sold into slavery. In that, it was a success. In the long run, however, it was Presidents Adams and Jefferson buying off the pirate Beys that was most effective in protecting American shipping at that time.