Monday, April 13, 2009

PIRATES

Monday, April 13, 2009
MICRO MANAGING ? PERMISSION TO SHOOT ? PERHAPS JUST TALK ?

AS A VETERAN OF WORLD WAR 2 IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC, AM WONDERING ABOUT THIS STUFF OF OUR NAVY FIGHTERS CALLING OUR COMMANDER IN CHIEF TO GET PERMISSION TO SHOOT THE ENEMY ? ADMIRERS OF PRESIDENT OBAMA PRAISING HIM FOR HIS DECISION TO ALLOW SHOOTING THE PIRATES.
MY MEMORY TELLS ME THAT WE NEVER WERE REQUIRED TO CALL PRESIDENT FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT FOR PERMISSION TO SHOOT.
HOW ABOUT HAVING AN EXECUTIVE ORDER TO MILITARY PERSONELL SAYING, WE TRUST YOU, DO YOUR JOB ? sam