Radio Query:
Are YOU the pirates to whom we will be shooting?
It is being very nice for us to be killing you so very queekly!
Posted on 11/20/2008 5:21:23 PM PST by MyTwoCopperCoins
Go India!
Just Indians doing the job Americans no longer want to do.
You’ll notice that NOT A SINGLE U.S. flagged ship has been attacked?
That WILL change under Obama, as the Pirates KNOW thier towns would be rubble if they tried that on an American ship under Bush.
This really annoys the crap out of me! I am VERY happy about what the Indians have done and I congratulate them for being warriors on the right side in the War on Terror. They are brave sailors!
However, there is just NO excuse for Western Navies (including the worlds FINEST Navy, ours!) to not be actively pursuing these Islamic pirates.
To give an excuse that “US Interests are not threatened” is ridiculous as these Islamic pirates are using much of the ransom for funding terrorism.
I think we will be seeing a lot more of these stories in the future, we are being told day in and day out that the old one superpower world is over and the rising giants of China and India are the next big thing, well whilst I think that’s a bit premature, nonetheless it’s time for these nations to start taking care of more of the heavy lifting. The US and Britain along with one or two European nations can’t keep on shouldering the burden for ever, it’s time to let some other guys do the work for a change.
Plus the fact that the Indians and Chinese might be just a little less worried about the “human rights” of pirates than western nations.
That talking thing has resulted in the deaths of countless pirates over the centuries.
Oh wait. No it hasn't.
what an opportunity to validate our ship to ship offensive weapons before his worship, hussein takes office.
Excellent training opportunity for the Indian Navy. And unlike Western nations, they don’t give a crap about the Muzzie pirates’ “human rights.”
I wonder which scares the pirates more: The two UN resolutions with one more on the way, or the Indian warships with four more on the way. It's a tough call.
BTW, where's the need for another UN resolution? What can they do with another UN document than they can't do with a radio call, "hey, INS Tabar, our radar shows three speedboats separating from a tug 20 miles from your position on a bearing of 228 degrees and heading toward a freighter. Can you handle it?"
Radio Query:
Are YOU the pirates to whom we will be shooting?
It is being very nice for us to be killing you so very queekly!
I say BS. The merchant companies should be paying for their OWN protection (i.e., Blackwater).
What is a navy for if not for defending a countries interests at sea and protecting the trade lanes?
See pirates at sea.
Kill pirates at sea.
All of them.
You don't have to worry about where you house pirate prisoners if you take none.
Hammer,
If this was classic piracy (a la what happens in Indonesia) then I would agree with you. It is a private matter and should be dealt with privately.
However, the Somalia “pirates” are FULLY funded and backed by the Somalia Islamists that rule parts of that country. It is LESS piracy and far MORE terrorism.
Once it becomes terrorism then it is OUR duty to fight it.
Just my two cents!
That’s easy.
Midshipmen Ops!
Go India.
It’s a very low-risk, low-cost, high-reward (respect, pride, et cetera) effort. Bonus: thumbing your nose at the UN.
Scew the UN. Just go out and sink the SOB’s.
That WILL change under Obama, as the Pirates KNOW thier towns would be rubble if they tried that on an American ship under Bush.
Yeah, I agree. In fact, this rash (9 in 12 days) of recent piracies comes just after the election.
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