[cricket]

Clearly these ships need security; and clearly America needs leadership that is as authentic as Captain Phillips.

That said; if Somalia needs 'donations'; rather than our delivering them; let them come get it. . .until they get control of the piracy; by means, where a 'Justice' prevails; that is. . .

[MinuteGal]

I'm pondering why our freight ships can't pass that particular part of the Dark Continent's coast line farther out at sea beyond the range of the pirates' non-state-of-the-art vessels?

What am I missing here?

I don't give a rap about the foreign freighters. They want us to defend their lucrative passages, so let them get hi-jacked. Skrue 'em.

Leni

[Star Traveler]

You said — Clearly these ships need security; and clearly America needs leadership that is as authentic as Captain Phillips.

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Yeah they need security, but why should the U.S. be the one who provides it, pays for it and does it all — with the rest of the world, subsequently complaining about us “doing it” — once we get in there and start solving a problem.

I say it’s about time for the U.S. to let the rest of the world deal with their own problems — if they can... LOL...