>> My point is, if you let things get to the point where someone gets >> killed, then you start the never-ending cycle of retribution: they >> killed us so we kill them so they kill us so we kill them so ... >> > >Once again, I disagree, because we are dealing with a different enemy. You >keep trying to use lessons we've learned from fighting ideological >terrorists...and I just don't think the same logic applies. > >These pirates don't give a crap about politics, or about retribution, or any >of that. They...care...about...money. These pirates aren't at war, they >aren't out to avenge their fallen brethren. They aren't out to punish anyone >or anything. They are out to get money. > >I could be wrong, but all those quotes you posted, i think they are idle >threats.
One good solution would be to use convoys for the commercial shipping. There are enough military ships in the area right that you could set up a convoy guarded by one or two frigates with drones or helicopters roving on either side of the convoy. Then if the pirates want to take over a ship they'd have to contend with a lot more than just a couple of fire hoses etc. As for vessels like that french yacht that was tane and rescues, they were warned multiple times not to use the route they chose. Yet they continued on that course despite those warnings. Frankly pleasure craft should be banned from the area until this is settled. In this case stupidity should not be rewarded. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:294881 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
