Obama’s Words Mean Nothing-ESPECIALLY on Piracy

In response to the recent hijacking attempt of an American vessel President Obama couldn’t even read his own teleprompter

“And I want to be very clear that we are resolved to halt the rise of privacy in that region.”
Even George Bush was better than this.

What did Senator Obama do about piracy when he was a Senator and Democrats controlled Congress? Nothing. He didn’t even go to the committee hearings on it.

* July 11, 2006 – Somalia: U.S. Government Policy and Challenges
* July 17, 2007 – Democratic Developments in Sub-Saharan Africa – Moving Forwards or Backwards
* August 1, 2007 – Exploring the U.S. Africa Command and a New Strategic Relationship with Africa
* September 27, 2007 – The United Nation’s Convention on the Law of the Sea
* March 11, 2008 – Evaluating U.S. Policy Options on the Horn of Africa

But Obama’s been consistent. He’s always claimed that he’s not just about words. He’s about action, and “words mean something.” What exactly his pledge to stop privacy off the coast of Somalia means I don’t know, but it didn’t stop the Somali pirates who seized 3 more ships since he made his remarks.

It seems like the best defense against Somali pirates anymore isn’t the USN (recall that the American crew had to rescue themselves from the pirates), but rather mother nature’s armada of dolphins.