The New York Times: Reports that talks between the US Navy and modern Somali Pirates that are holding a US hostage have broken down. Lets hope the West Wing is keeping this to below Presidential level, Jimmy Carter had the hostages in Iran and Reagan had the hostages held in Lebanon. Carter allowed Iran to twist him the wind, he lost his re-election bid in 1980, Reagan allowed his concern for the hostages to move the Administration to talk to Iran, thus Iran - Contra, the selling of arms to Iran and the money being divert to the Contra freedom fighters of Nicaragua. The USA should have one message to the modern pirates, you have one hour to release the hostage or will you blow you out of the water, if you kill the hostage will blow you out of the water. The message should be that simple, any money given or freedom for the pirates will show that Obama is even more weak than he looks now, this is another test for President Obama.
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