[Old Sarge]

“Millions for tribute, but not one red cent for defense!”

[Loud Mime]

They probably thought Zero was president already. The Saudis and Bush are on speaking terms and have a history of dealing with SA’s enemies.

[Chickensoup]

“One of the challenges that … you have in piracy clearly is, if you are intervening and you capture pirates, is there a path to prosecute them?” Mullen said. “That’s something I think the international community has got to answer for the long run.”

I thought that immediate execution would be a time-honored and viable solution.

[hinckley buzzard]

What bullsh*t, This is what comes from dipwads who defer responsibility for their own safety to nonexistent wisps of "international law."

Hire half a dozen mercenary machine-gun crews and place them on the deck at appropriate locations. Be sure they have plenty of ammunition.

Next question.

[TFMcGuire]

Doesn’t it inspire confidence in you to hear an admiral say he is, “Shocked,” by a predictable tactical scenario!

Lord, deliver us from political military types.

[brydic1]

That was ancient history. A time when this nation not only defended its borders but also refused to allow piracy to effect it shipping or even shipping heading to the United States. It was in the day of Thomas Jefferson and then Teddy Roosevelt. We have totally inept leaders in this day and age. A military that is drained of resources in order to finance the Iraq and Afghan war as well as trillions of dollars of increased domestic spending.

And the future is going to be much more of the same.

[IGOTMINE]

This statement from the admiral has me questioning his capacity for the postion he holds. I think he’s still waiting for the Red Fleet to sail out for a big fight in the North Atlantic.

[cookcounty]

Calling Blackwater!

With the money involved in the insurance on these ships, I would think it would be worth it to man these ships with a small (but heavily armed and well-trained) security force.