tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904219782540965444.post1520676590617507072..comments2024-03-14T04:06:54.124-04:00Comments on GENKAKU-AGAIN (adam fisher): SEALs take Libyan oil tankergenkakuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12135705172119950326noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904219782540965444.post-75813587141983788602014-03-18T16:08:38.938-04:002014-03-18T16:08:38.938-04:00Your post just makes me think there are others who...Your post just makes me think there are others who feel that an unstable environments present more opportunities to those not part of the status quo.<br /><br />I wonder how many of us have actually benefitted more during times of chaos than during times of apparent stability.<br />Jügger Näughtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904219782540965444.post-43890225919805392242014-03-17T15:34:14.648-04:002014-03-17T15:34:14.648-04:00Thanks Anonymous for the Reuters story ... which s...Thanks Anonymous for the Reuters story ... which seems to raise as many questions as it answers. Does the US detain or overwhelm ships in international waters when it fears a region might otherwise be destabilized? Does the US act as an effective police force for a country whose own forces are as yet ineffective? And at what point does imagining what MIGHT happen in given circumstances become sufficient grounds for interference in those circumstances?<br /><br />Iraq MIGHT nourish an attack on the US ... ergo war.<br />Afghanistan MIGHT harbor those PLANNING to attack the US ... ergo war.<br />An oil tanker bearing stolen goods MIGHT act as a destabilizer for a region rich in oil but poor in government ... ergo reclaim the pirated tanker on behalf of a wobbly government and coincidentally the American driving public.<br />It's all a little too much like the Israeli takeover of ships in international waters when those ships (sometimes bearing arms, sometimes bearing peace activists) do not measure up to Israeli desires.<br /><br />It all makes perfectly good sense, from one point of view. The trouble is that it seldom accords any understanding to the other guy's point of view ... and too often people -- whether pink or brown -- tend to get killed. I know, I know ... handing out Medals of Honor is a wondrous thing, but creating a stable environment in which to LIVE impresses me a lot more.genkakuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12135705172119950326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904219782540965444.post-86292397636078672162014-03-17T15:02:30.394-04:002014-03-17T15:02:30.394-04:00The Reuters version might clear it up for you.
ht...The Reuters version might clear it up for you.<br /><br />http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/17/us-usa-libya-tanker-idUSBREA2G0AU20140317<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904219782540965444.post-79597188002141173872014-03-17T14:58:17.349-04:002014-03-17T14:58:17.349-04:00Could have been out hunting Leprachauns and pots o...Could have been out hunting Leprachauns and pots of gold but no....<br /><br />Washington Post has another angle<br /><br />http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/03/17/navy-seals-board-tanker-morning-glory-near-cyprus-no-one-hurt-pentagon-says/<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904219782540965444.post-81619134687397737472014-03-17T13:31:09.885-04:002014-03-17T13:31:09.885-04:00Wherever oil is involved, we'll be there.Wherever oil is involved, we'll be there.olcharliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00309255390011851502noreply@blogger.com