As we weren’t there, we don’t know the specifics. But CNN has come to the usual conclusions.
Pirates off the eastern coast of Africa fired on U.S. sailors Saturday as they tried to reach the lifeboat where an American captain is being held, a U.S. official familiar with the situation told CNN.
The gunfire forced the sailors, who did not return fire, to turn back, the official said.
The incident took place some 12 hours ago as the guided missile destroyer USS Bainbridge sent a small team toward the lifeboat, said the official.
As this is a hostage situation, the Navy had to act accordingly. If this was just about pest control, the Navy would’ve blasted the pirates to kingdom come.
A point CNN’s kneejerk military-bashing tendencies tend to overlook.
They were probably under orders not to shoot or some such stupid BS, like the Lebanon Marine guards with no magazines in their rifles.
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