Monday, April 13, 2009

Obama and the pirates

Posted By on Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 4:06 PM

First the Internet was abuzz because Obama didn't rush in, now it's abuzz with everything from "My president is a bad ass," to people charging that he didn't do enough, fast enough or that his involvement wasn't important or necessary.

Could it be that there is a contingency of people who will never be happy with how President Obama handles anything, ever?

We knew it was coming.

No sooner had the bullets stopped flying than Americans began bickering over President Barack Obama’s handling of the rescue mission to snatch Maersk-Alabama Capt. Richard Phillip from the hands of Somali pirate.

Was deadly force necessary? How much credit (or blame) should go to Obama? Was our commander-in-chief even in the loop?

The Internet today is full of wild musings. Check out what some are saying:

Read the rest of this QCityMetro.com article here.

Find out what the Twitterverse has to say here.

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