[Joe 6-pack]

Exactly. The civilized world continues to keep its collective head buried firmly in the sand. They refuse to acknowledge that these pirates have no regard for the lives of others, and they are merely operating on a very simple cost-benefit analysis. They would stop tomorrow if the price became too high.

Haven't heard of a Russian flagged ship being hijacked since they set a pirate crew adrift with no engine or water a few months back.

[Krankor]

It is solely a “cost effective” response. As another Freeper mentioned, the ships aren’t armed because of insurance reasons. If Obama authorized the same type of response as the drone attacks in Pakistan and Afghanistan, the pirates would lose heart really fast. And I’m talking about, once you identify a mother ship, you blow it out of the water- no chance to surrender or debate or even talk. Just blow them away.