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To: Wil H

Haven’t we had enough trouble fighting warlords in Somalia??

Shoot enough of his followers who are actually trying to hijack these vessels, let them wash up on shore full of holes as a warning, and the rest will be afraid to follow.


52 posted on 04/15/2009 12:48:27 PM PDT by Bean Counter (Stout Hearts.....)
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To: Bean Counter

Works for me , plain & simple, this ain’t rocket science.


53 posted on 04/15/2009 12:50:09 PM PDT by norraad ("What light!">Blues Brothers)
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To: Bean Counter
Shoot enough of his followers who are actually trying to hijack these vessels, let them wash up on shore full of holes as a warning, and the rest will be afraid to follow.

It might work, but I suspect a lot of those kids are pressed into service with threats against their families if they don't produce.

Killing the actual pirates is certainly a deterrent but you still have to deal with the infrastructure or they will find other ways to extort money.

57 posted on 04/15/2009 1:49:34 PM PDT by Wil H (The most destructive act of Muslim terrorism against the US was paying for 0bama's Harvard education)
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