Robert Gates reported that the three Somali pirates were teenaged young men aged 17 - 19.
I support our military action fully - my point being that if this had been a Republican president, the media would likely be aggressively spinning this as an overly aggressive measure by the United States military, and questioning if the three Somali teens needed to be executed and if perhaps a relatively minimal amount of money could have been utilized to secure the safety of the American captain.
Just sayin...
Defense secretary: Killed Somali pirates were "untrained" teenagers_English_Xinhua
I support our military action fully - my point being that if this had been a Republican president, the media would likely be aggressively spinning this as an overly aggressive measure by the United States military, and questioning if the three Somali teens needed to be executed and if perhaps a relatively minimal amount of money could have been utilized to secure the safety of the American captain.
Just sayin...
Defense secretary: Killed Somali pirates were "untrained" teenagers_English_Xinhua