tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498674929523264462.post6033790053913806902..comments2024-03-26T12:20:35.110+00:00Comments on Theo Spark: The real story of Obama's decision making with the hostages...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498674929523264462.post-33601926687466902002009-04-29T15:36:00.000+01:002009-04-29T15:36:00.000+01:00Just to clarify:
Marines would be on NAB Coronado...Just to clarify:<br /><br />Marines would be on NAB Coronado for several different training classes that are offered there. Scout Swimmers, Coxswain School and Combat Water Survival Instructors school just to name a few (at least this is where we did our training in the 90's). I can't remember the name of the place, but the enlisted club was across from the Team and BUD/s compound on the other side of the base in a two story building. They used to have DJ's play records etc. and a lot of enlisted from the outlying bases would come there. I don't recall there being an official O-Club when I was there for BUD/s in 90-91, or back for MCIWS and Scout Swimmers 94-96. <br /><br />About the closest thing you could call an O-club for operators would be McP's out in town.thegreatsatanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17014619635413757614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498674929523264462.post-33001979653033023582009-04-19T23:28:00.000+01:002009-04-19T23:28:00.000+01:00I watched as the the rescued hostage thanked the m...I watched as the the rescued hostage thanked the military profusely, the people and officers of the Bainbridge and The boxer; asked all of us to thank every military we ran into, his wife, children, company, etc. EVERYBODY BUT PRESIDENT OBAMA. I find that a little telling.Rockport Conservativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08472979749733378317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498674929523264462.post-51301765361900398992009-04-19T15:35:00.000+01:002009-04-19T15:35:00.000+01:00The FBI had jurisdiction.
All hostage negotiation...The FBI had jurisdiction.<br /><br />All hostage negotiations take time. The FBI does not go in shooting! They go in TALKING. And, curtailing EXITS.<br /><br />There were vessels sent by the somalis, that couldn't get through.<br /><br />And, at the end? The injured pirate; who on board the Maersk-Alabama had crew member stick an ice pick through his hand? Was at sea in the fuel-less life boat, with the wound getting to FESTER.<br /><br />The Commander of the Bainbridge had convinced the pirates to take HOT FOOD and FRESH WATER, aboard. So, there was TRAFFIC between the lifeboat and the Bainbridge.<br /><br />Then? The seas got rough. And, the Captain of the Bainbridge convinced the pirates that it would be a good idea to TOW the boat. This was accepted. And, the life boat was towed behind the FAN TAIL. This stabilized the boat, and the Bainbridge's position, where the FAN TAIL was the most stable part of the ship.<br /><br />Jimmy Carter is not in this picture. Obama deserves the credit. He is, you know, the Commander in Chief. (And, the FBI "outranked" the Captain of the Bainbridge, by laws set up by CONGRESS.) That's why there's a Federal Case, ahead. (And, perhaps? One pirate, who boarded the Bainbridge for care of his hand wound, "missing digits.")Carol_Hermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16629820011087370488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498674929523264462.post-2777609847341505172009-04-19T06:26:00.000+01:002009-04-19T06:26:00.000+01:00Yea, I can see how that diplomacy thing can get in...Yea, I can see how that diplomacy thing can get in the way of military operations.<br />And I can see how very specialized military personnel on scene could be frustrated by bureaucratic operations taking place across the planet by politicians and advisors.<br />But is any of this new? Isn't that a regular complaint, even when Eisenhower was in office?<br />Come on, are you really giving more information than rhetoric, hear say, opinion, and anecdotal evidence? Your reporting sounds like commercial talk radio and the E! network, not breaking news.Paul Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03228081990321202339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498674929523264462.post-24166583300317984752009-04-19T04:17:00.000+01:002009-04-19T04:17:00.000+01:00Yeah, I'm with Curtis on this one - there'...Yeah, I'm with Curtis on this one - there's no O'Club down there, and Marines don't hang out there anyways. Besides, this implies that the Marine was talking to one of the handful of SEAL officers out there - not too likely.<br /><br />To make things more problematic (and less believable), this same story is making the rounds as having originated in Va Beach, VA - home of the East Coast SEAL teams, naturally.<br /><br />This has all the hallmarks of another unverifiable story that sounds just credible enough to pass unhindered through the "BS monitor" of many conservatives. It's written with enough military jargon & technical knowledge to appear authoritative, but there are waaaaay too many unanswered questions. <br /><br />Do us all a favor next time - verify your sources so you don't end up giving credibility to what will surely be revealed as a hoax - it only hurts your reputation.Dave Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02437432687237528664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498674929523264462.post-19479254894424490022009-04-19T00:38:00.000+01:002009-04-19T00:38:00.000+01:00Curtis,
It's a long time ago but my friends and I...Curtis, <br />It's a long time ago but my friends and I used to patronize the Gator Bar when we were JOs at SWOS. My guess is that the strippers no longer perform at the I-Bar Officer's Club on Naval Air Station North Island. Since the whole complex of bases is called Coronado you might be wrong. For 12 years now Naval Base Coronado has included almost all the area facilities not part of the 32nd street Naval Station across the bay.LifeoftheMindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08332328377169650229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498674929523264462.post-15345109138630006292009-04-18T23:50:00.000+01:002009-04-18T23:50:00.000+01:00You are forgetting the I-Bar on NASNI. Lots of fo...You are forgetting the I-Bar on NASNI. Lots of folks go there all the time including the JO's. I'm just sayin'...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498674929523264462.post-34046028244443593302009-04-18T07:23:00.000+01:002009-04-18T07:23:00.000+01:00You need a better source man. There is no Coronad...You need a better source man. There is no Coronado Officer's Club and no Junior Officer would be caught dead in any existing Officer's Club anywhere else.<br /><br />There is the Gator Bar in the BOQ in Coronado but that isn't much patronized by junior officers either.HMS Defianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024721130102173694noreply@blogger.com