So, we watched the pirates take the ship in international waters, and did not follow them because of “territorial waters”? What nice etiquette. What is this? Is Somalia suddenly no longer a lawless nothing, but a real country? Can Somalia handle this problem?
This is stupid. We should have gone right after that ship, and the pirates should have been left to explain things to Davy Jones.
Ever hear of the Barbary pirates? If a weak little back-woods country composed of thirteen former colonies (populated mainly by dirt farmers) could fight and defeat pirates, why can’t we today?
I shake my head in amazement, that we’re paying any attention at all to Somalia’s “territorial waters”. Why!?
There’s a lot of discussion on that at this thread. Note I’m not defending the policy. I’m only telling you what was explained to us.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1843894/posts