[Iowa_Flames_Fan]

Originally Posted by Azure

Apparently some of the pirates fired on the US sailors, forcing the Navy ship to turn back.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa...ef=mpstoryview

Obama on the other hand, won't comment on the 'situation.'

http://www.reuters.com/article/marke...01101720090409

Do we have to bring Obama into this? This is a life or death situation for an American ship's captain, and the U.S. has military personnel on the scene trying to find a way through the situation. The President's involvement is minimal, and I should hope he would keep his mouth shut until it's resolved. Not everything has to be about politics--a man's life is at stake here.

I just hope they can find a way to save Phillips. What an awful situation.