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Originally Posted by JohnnyD
Let's not forget that the pirates still hold 100 hostages from previous raids.
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That nobody seems to care about.
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It is annoying to me that the US is seen (by our politicians) as required to police the world. We should only be protecting our interests.
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Not only politicians but now the screaming right's desire to invade Somalia.
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I would be significantly cheaper and more effective to place an armed security force on US flagged ships than to have battleships aimlessly patrolling over a million square miles of ocean.
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Now this is inherently wrong, whether a warship is sitting in Norfolk or in the Indian Ocean, its costing money. Period. But mind you, would I want them stuck there when there's plenty of other capable nations in the region? No.
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I would like to see those pirates with their AK-47s and 15' tin attack boat try and board a vessel that has 2 sharpshooters and 2 other security personnel.
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Ok, so the pirates just stuff a couple RPG's into the side of an LPG tanker. Lotta good those sharpshooters are huh?