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Originally Posted by merrylander
We know where the Somali pirates hibernate, just ashore from where they anchor all the hijacke ships. A few conventional cruise missiles of parh a battleship off shore, nothing a few 16" shells could not improve.
We really need to get their sponsors, the ones who provide the guns and boats and rake of the lion's share of their ill gotten gains.
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I think if we took the situation seriously, we'd go for both the sponsors and the pirates. Can you imagine what the pirates thought watching a Royal Navy ship watching them take the Chandlers off their yacht without lifting a finger? Apparently they did not have "the authority" to intervene.
"Excuse me Mr. Hussein. If we asked you nicely would you pull your troops out of Kuwait? No? That's perfectly understandable, sorry to have bothered you"