If this had happened six months ago ...

[thundley4]

Had the daring rescue of Maersk-Alabama Capt. Richard Phillips occurred while George W. Bush was in the Oval Office, I'm pretty certain that The New York Times, Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, MSNBC, Huffington Post, Democrat Underground, Daily Kos, and other points within the JournoList axis would be furiously posting headlines and discussions like these:

Mission Not Accomplished - Tugboat Hostages Remain
Did Captain Phillips' Reckless Conduct Precipitate An Unnecessary Firefight?
"America Only Takes Care of Its Own" - Family of Tugboat Hostages Angry, Fearful
House Democrats Question Use of Entire Navy Tactical Force To Rescue Single Hostage - "Obviously there is room for cuts," one Democrat says
"Gun Barrel Diplomacy" Not The Way To Solve Piracy Problem, Clinton Says
World Civil Rights Groups Support US Restitution for Hijacker Deaths
MoveOn.org Urges Investigation Into Alleged Maersk Alabama-Halliburton Ties
Was This "Hijacking" An Inside Job?
Deadly Attack Angers 'Arab Street'
Experts Say Increase In Piracy Likely After Escalation Of Violence By America (okay, something like this has already been published)

Wizband blog

Funny, but true.

[SSG Snuggle Bunny]

Pretty much.

All this newfound liberal bravado is simply a bunch of America-hating leftists cheering at the opportunity to not look like the archetypical candy-asses they really are at the expense of a couple of dark-skinned people from some 3rd world shit hole. Clinton tried to look tough too and in the end all he accomplished was convincing bin Laden and Saddam that if they hit out against American hard or long enough we would cave.

[DumbAss Tanker]

Strange, I don't hear the Obamessiah saying anything about "This is the military I inheirted."