The items that have been on everyone's mind is the situation off the coast of Somolia and the US Container ship that was taken by Pirates. Well they tried to take the ship and those dang Yankees had the audacity to fight back and actually prevent thier ship from being taken. We have also learned that the captain of the ship offered himself up as a hostage so his ship would not be taken.
First let me say that i an not sure why these ships are not armed to the teeth when they go through this area. We KNOW this is a problem in the area, we know the pirates are there. Why? Seriously, I do not understand. If there is some law that says a merchant ship cannot be armed then it is stupid and needs to be ignored. if more pirates are killed or captured, then that would be a deterrent to recruiting more pirates... right? If the pirates knew that anytime they boarded a ship the crew would be armed and fighting back, they MIGHT think twice about boarding that ship.
well this ended well for the US and bad for the pirates and, in a typical thug mannor of thinking, now they have decided that, because we have defended ourselves, that they will kill americans now. see isn't that just great? it's like when you have the audacity to fight back when you are being mugged or assaulted, the perp may run off or he may try to kill you because you thought that you had the right to protect your self.
The Armed forces of the US is not a police force and we have the right and obligation to defend ourselves and our interests. These ships should be armed against such incusions. if the ship is boarded illegally, the pirates deserve what they get and that should be a short drop and a sudden stop. or a bulltet to a vital region they cannot live with out. these people have preyd on International shipping so long with out opposition, they believe it is thier right.
We need to fix that...
