If I were the president, I could stop this crap in 48 hours, a week tops. The length of time would depend only on how long it takes the news to get around in Somalia (and Yemen).
American ship captains and crew get blanket amnesty. And if the World Court doesn't like my solution, well, B-2s and smart bombs work over The Hague, too.
The sharks in the straits around the Horn of Africa would be happy.
3 posted on 05/07/2010 5:02:45 PM PDT by rmh47
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