Quick action by Navy SEALs saved the US merchant marine captain who had been held by Somali pirates. What I did not realize until more of the story came out is that the Somali pirates still hold more that 220 sailors from various countries as well as more than a dozen ships captured off the Somali coast waiting for ransom.
How is that possible in this day and age? The naval powers in the world, the USA, Britain, China, France and Russia, need to forget about their differences and create an international strike force to wipe out the Somali privates once and for all. Once they are done there they can head to deal with the pirates who operate out of Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines.
If necessary, merchant ship should be provided with a platoon of marines from their home country to provide protection until the threat of piracy is eradicated.
Now I know a lot of ships sail under flags of convenience, especially Panama and Liberia. In their case the ship owners may have to hire private protection companies to provide security. There are enough of them in world today.
The important thing is to put the pirates permanently out of business. They are another group of terrorists. Their goal is money rather than world change to an idealism.
The time has come to fight back with no quarter. Take the beach, free the hostages and kill the pirates.
Its Common Sense!
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Although the pirate situation is quite serious and I think it is an issue.
I must admit that a different picture enters my mind whenever they are mentioned. I prefer to imagine them on a wooden ship which with the skull and crossbones flag waving from its mast. I also like to picture these pirates with eyepatches, peg legs, and parrots on their shoulders.
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