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South Park did a good send up of them. Sad, though. That dingus ship captain Tom Hanks played in the movie( he's becoming another Nicholas Cage) practically handed them that ship due to negligence.
Just arm ships crews and have them cut the pirates to pieces when they attack. I don't know why they make everything so difficult and stupid.
You have to give him credit for giving the military the green light to take out those pirates that attacked the Maersk Alabama.
And since we're going to pay him on the back, let's also not forget he went against Biden's advice and gave the military the green light to get Bin Laden.
Both of those had a ton of political downside for him, but he did what needed to be done.
I agree with a lot of your posts, but not here.
No way should the US taxpayers be paying to have our navy act as security for corporate shipping firms. If those millionaires want protection, they should hire private security contractors.
Bin Laden, you believe that story? Bin Laden was dying of kidney failure long before the big raid. That aside, it does not fit our M.O. Remember when they got Saddam, his sons, Khadaffi? Pics, pics and more pics to show the American public just what bad-asses we are. We get Bin Laden & we dump his body at sea, with not a single pic or documentation top show the American public?
Shipping companies hire 3rd world crews, don't expect them to hire security at a pay rate that gets skill/professionalism and is enough to justify risking one's life.
Most Somali pirates are fishermen - who's revenues and catches are way down because of fishing/poaching off their coast by other countries.
No way should the US taxpayers be paying to have our navy act as security for corporate shipping firms. If those millionaires want protection, they should hire private security contractors.
Bin Laden, you believe that story? Bin Laden was dying of kidney failure long before the big raid. That aside, it does not fit our M.O. Remember when they got Saddam, his sons, Khadaffi? Pics, pics and more pics to show the American public just what bad-asses we are. We get Bin Laden & we dump his body at sea, with not a single pic or documentation top show the American public?
Correct. Protecting shipping isn't a military matter. If it is, then I want a steep discount on all goods delivered by ships.
They're ALWAYS gonna be there. They aren't gonna disappear because of a few setbacks. The odds are still in their favor.
Don't get all geeked up over Hollywood movies. Somalis are still the Gulf of Aden champs, and no one navigates it better than them. As long as there's money in piracy, they'll provide the region's top pirates. That's what poverty and chaos does to people.
It's a risky business...and some pirates will die or be captured. But apparently, the loot is worth the risk.
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In short, Somali life is cheaper than the boat they ride in and the weapons they carry.
If the warlord thinks it's worth a try...he'll risk his boat and guns and whatever worthless peons to try to get a score.
Correct. Protecting shipping isn't a military matter. If it is, then I want a steep discount on all goods delivered by ships.
Say what? Protecting shipping has been a historical impetus of military involvement back thousands of years.
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