Now we should destroy the port, kill the elders, issue Letters of Marque, and post a bounty on pirates’ heads.
Amen! We're on a roll. Let's put an end to pirate terrorism now.
To the rest of the world: You betcha I'm a PROUD American and I don't give a hoot what you all think. You should be on your knees thanking us for making the seas safe.
I'm good with that, shipmate. Whatever it takes. Pirates get no quarter.
Intel reports say that it mostly comes from the coastal town of Eyl, Somalia. Time to go back in. This time with armor, unlike clintoon denied the Rangers in "Black Hawk Down". I've read where Intel actually knows the names and locations of some of the organizers, and yes, these hijackings are orchestrated through an organization.
BTW, I'm Amphibious Aviation Boatswains Mate 1975 - 1986.
Our SEALS are the baddest MOFO's on the planet. Our Navy aviators are the best on the planet. This is a GREAT DAY, shipmate.
On a side note, Ma Deuce Cruise Lines is organizing a 7-day, 8-nite turkey shoot cruise in an undisclosed location off the coast of Africa, now that it has been disclosed the somali pirates are taking an extended holiday.
Bingo.
“Now we should destroy the port, kill the elders, issue Letters of Marque, and post a bounty on pirates’ heads”.
There are over 200 hostages still in Somalia. I’d settle for a naval blockade(nothing in, nothing out) until every single hostage is returned to their country of origin and then regular patrols thereafter.
You got that right!! Denham, Decatur and Neslon were sea captains that knew how to deal with pirates!
“Taking a wasps’ nest... is more effective than catching the wasps one by one,” remarked the British Foreign Secretary in 1841.