And So It Goes . . .
Dr. Jack Wheeler was a West Point graduate, a Vietnam veteran,
and the man who was the driving force behind financing the construction of the
Vietnam Veteran's Memorial. He fought long and hard for the dignity and honor of
the fallen Vietnam War soldiers. He served three presidents as an aide and
advisor - Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush, and he served as a
special assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force and a military consultant.
Here is an article written by Dr. Wheeler that you may have
never heard of due to it’s immediate suppression by those . . . well, those
who wanted it suppressed.
"All of us need to raise our glasses the highest to the Navy
SEALS who popped those three Somali pirates. And I'm sure you want to hear the
real story of what happened especially because there is a revoltingly
opportunistic and cowardly side to it.
Why, for example, did it take SEAL Team Six (aka DEVGRU, Navy
Special Warfare Development Group) over 36 hours to get to the scene? Because
President Obama refused to authorize the SEAL deployment for those 36 hours,
during which the OSC, the on-scene commander, Cmdr. Frank Castellano of the USS
Bainbridge, repeatedly requested them. Cmdr. Castellano is a very mature and experienced commanding
officer and is rock solid in his decisions.
Once the SEALS arrived, parachuting from a C-17 into the ocean
near the ship, Obama then imposed Rules
of Engagement (ROE) specifying the SEALS could not do anything unless the life
of the hostage, Captain Richard
Phillips, was in "imminent" danger. Thus, when Capt. Phillips
attempted to escape by jumping off the lifeboat into the ocean, the SEAL
snipers had all four pirates sighted in and could have taken them out then and
there. But they couldn't fire due to Obama’s ROE restrictions.
When the SEALS approached the lifeboat in a RIB (rigid-hull inflatable
boat) carrying supplies for Capt. Phillips and the pirates, the pirates fired on
them. Not only was no fire returned due to Obama’s ROE, but as the pirates were
shooting at the RIB, SEAL snipers on the Bainbridge had them all dialed in.
Again, no triggers were pulled due to the ROE.
Two specific rescue plans were developed by Cmdr. Castellano and
the SEAL teams. Obama personally refused to authorize them. After the second
refusal and days of dithering, Cmdr. Castellano decided he had the Operational
Area and OSC authority to "solely determine risk to hostage" and did
not require any further approval by the president. He took unilateral action on
Sunday, April 12, 2009.
Four hours later, the White House is informed that three pirates
are dead and Capt. Phillips has been rescued unharmed. A White House press
release was immediately issued, giving credit to the president for his
"daring and decisive" behavior that resulted in such success.
Barack Obama has absolutely no
military knowledge or experience whatsoever. He demanded his personal control
over the entire hostage drama to the last detail. All actions required his
personal approval. He dithered like a coward while the world laughed at our
warships flummoxed by four illiterate teenagers with worn-out AKs in a
lifeboat.
Only when the Navy Commander decided to ignore his Pantywaist-in
Chief and take action and responsibility himself, were the incredible skills of
the SEALS put into play. That Obama could cynically and opportunistically claim
that his "bold, calm and tough" leadership was
responsible should remind everyone that not a single action, not a single word
of this man can be trusted. He is bereft of honesty and moral character. He is
a complete Zero."
Dr. Jack Wheeler
Shortly after writing this article, Dr. Jack Wheeler was
found murdered in a dumpster near his home in Newark, Delaware.
