It’s like handing a sheriff’s badge to Don Knotts. Like entering Gary Coleman in a Mr. Universe contest. Like expecting Michael Moore not to lie. In today’s laugher, the Associated Press is presenting John ‘François’ Kerry as a tough guy out to bring the law to the new Barbary pirates.
Seriously. Stop laughing.
The AP sternly informs us that, “As a young Navy swift boat commander in Vietnam, Senator John F. Kerry was no stranger to the perils of hot pursuit in combat.”
I am SURE them thar pi-rates is a shakin’ in their boots. The tough guy is after ‘em!
But, just like John ‘François’ Kerry always does, there is “nuance” in his seeming braggadocio. (my bold)
Nearly 40 years later, as incoming chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Kerry favors using hot pursuit against pirates in the waters off Somalia, but urges a cautious approach before US officials consider sending American forces to chase them ashore. Kerry plans committee hearings next year looking at the problems posed by piracy.
He urges both a hot pursuit, yet caution, too?
“You gotta know what you’re getting into and where you’re going and under what circumstances,” Kerry said in a recent telephone interview with the Associated Press. “I mean, if you send five police officers raging into the center of Mogadishu, you are asking for trouble. You gotta be smart.”
“You gotta be smart.” If only John ‘François’ Kerry knew how to achieve THAT goal! Yes, John, ya gotta be smart er you’ll end up in Iraq, just like you warned those students about.
Does anyone take this man seriously? Anyone? Hello… Bueller?
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This is how he nabbed Theresa
Jack_Savage Wednesday, December 31st at 10:29AM EST (link)Hot pursuit, but excercising caution (like saying “Sure, you can keep the Heinz name since Kerry isn’t worth so much”).
"Hot pursuit?"
olsmithie Wednesday, December 31st at 8:51PM EST (link)“send five police officers raging into the center of Mogadishu”??
Franscois considers this a police matter.
“You gotta be smart.” certainly disqualifies Kerry from planning any action.
Good Grief, The inmates are definitely running (or soon to be), the asylum.
Regards
As a combat veteran, I can tell you that words like those mean one thing....
Jeff Emanuel Wednesday, December 31st at 8:28PM EST (link)…and that is: “Court Martial.”
By adding in the “exercise caution” bit, good ole Mr. Kerry effectively rescinded his approval of hot pursuit action, and gave himself (or someone similar) the task of (or ability to) review every single action after the fact and, based on whims, media attention, or “international opinion,” to try to convict soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines for simply doing their jobs.
JE
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baseketball Friday, January 2nd at 12:05AM EST (link)He APPEARS to be saying that “hot pursuit” should be used while pursuing pirates in the coastal waters, but that if they make it to shore without being apprehended, caution should be used in pursuing them onto land. This seems like a pretty reasonable position.
Also, as someone who is about an eighth french, I object to the use of “french” as a derogatory term. It’s one thing to make a joke about them not having done well in a war for 200 years, it’s another thing to turn the actual ancestry into a negative connotation.
Other than in front of fries
Tbone Friday, January 2nd at 2:22PM EST (link)I can’t think of many other times where ‘french” isn’t a negative connotation.
Envisioning when all that is Left is the Right.
So I'm a bad person because my great-grandfather was french? nt
baseketball Friday, January 2nd at 3:26PM EST (link)Not unless he was named "Kerry" or "Chirac. n/t
janis Friday, January 2nd at 3:39PM EST (link).
You'll get nowhere with this, base
E Pluribus Unum Friday, January 2nd at 4:02PM EST (link)“french” is a well-deserved derogatory term. It does not mean that every French person ever born is bad, but the crappy treatment the US has gotten from France and the French has earned them the spite that we give them.
Argue any angle of this you want to, but nobody is going to be moved to not diss the French.
Carthago delenda est
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Geez, EPU, you become a contributor and the news cycle just stops dead in its tracks.
janis Friday, January 2nd at 4:08PM EST (link)Here we are, reduced to picking around in comments to just have something to say. What’s up with that?
too many things on hold, all at once
E Pluribus Unum Friday, January 2nd at 4:19PM EST (link)I know what you mean, janis
–Coleman vs Dip-s###, still going till next week
–Blago , still going, impeachment starts next Wed
– Burris is the Blago pick, but all the fireworks start next week
– Caroline Kennedy, still up in the air
– Gaza, no cease fire, no invasion
– this week, no exciting bailout news
– RNC Chair debate, next week
We must be doing our job - we’ve pretty well cussed and discussed each of these ad nauseum.
But next week oughta be fun. Every one of these will pop during the week. Get your popcorn ready!
Carthago delenda est
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Speaking just for myself, I'd appreciate it if the newsmakers
janis Friday, January 2nd at 4:31PM EST (link)would cooperate by making news when I’ve got the time to read about it while it’s fresh. That would be today.
As to “no exciting bailout news”, the only thing that would excite me about the bailout mess is if they all came to their sense collectively and put a stop to it.
Now THAT would be some news!
Not you, him.
Tbone Friday, January 2nd at 4:59PM EST (link)LOL
Envisioning when all that is Left is the Right.
He got killed by the Nazis fighting for the free world. Laugh riot. nt
baseketball Friday, January 2nd at 5:37PM EST (link)Being 99.999% French I somewhat agree with you!
From ME to You Friday, January 2nd at 3:29PM EST (link)(1/1024thMicmac Indian)But the actions of the French Government make it very hard to not be a little ashamed of the land of my ancestors.
France: What the US will look like if the Dems maintain power!
This seems simple to me
bk Friday, January 2nd at 2:25PM EST (link)Engage in hot pursuit, but do not engage the ones who manage to swim to shore after you sank their boat.
More committee hearings - that's real bold - nt
E Pluribus Unum Friday, January 2nd at 3:33PM EST (link)Carthago delenda est
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I think what he means is
woodsman Friday, January 2nd at 3:56PM EST (link)it’s OK for Congress to consider a cautious approach as long as someone else is in hot pursuit of the pirates. If he speaks about two opposed concepts he benefits by being right , no matter which may the wind blows. After all, if he would take a single position then he would have to defend it instead of being able to freely attack others.
Warfighting by a committee of Democrat politicians
1SGinTN Friday, January 2nd at 4:11PM EST (link)does not inspire confidence.
Tu Ne Cede Malis
-Virgil
Except in our enemies. n/t
janis Friday, January 2nd at 4:14PM EST (link)n/t
You got it, Janis
1SGinTN Friday, January 2nd at 4:24PM EST (link)They’ve been feeling mighty froggy lately. Putin especially.
Tu Ne Cede Malis
-Virgil