Navy says it can do little to stop future pirate attacks

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[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Video of Obama at the Yahoo website.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

fyi

[KevinDavis]

Jefferson had a solution..

[clamper1797]

Not with FUBO in charge ...

[mgc1122]

Fewer pirates on land mean fewer pirates at sea ... destroy their bases, sink their boats and kill them onshore.

[marron]

The navy can do a lot to prevent future pirate attacks.

They just need the order, and a commander with some grit.

[DannyTN]

True, but as long as it’s not our ships or our citizens, it’s not really our problem. Let the other countries figure out that they can’t appease the Muslims forever.

[NMEwithin]

“The president called for an international effort, but he offered no specifics on how to address the problem.”

Translation: 0bama admits he is completely over his head on this problem.

[Beowulf9]

We had good support from the Seals but there seems to be this one big stinking beached whale...

[Islaminaction]

Agreed, lets arm our ships and let other countries take care of theirs.

[SoConPubbie]

The solution is simple, let US Flagged ships arm themselves.

That alone will make attempts at piracy drop to 0 against US Ships.

[marron]

True, but as long as it’s not our ships or our citizens, it’s not really our problem. Let the other countries figure out that they can’t appease the Muslims forever.

Same pirates.

[dforest]

Obama got past this one with the help of the Navy. He needed that in order to ramp up his approval as he sells Obammunism to the people.

Look out people. His design is to destroy America and gain more world power.

[AreaMan]

"I want to be very clear that we are resolved to halt the rise of piracy in that region," Obama said Monday. "And to achieve that goal, we're going to have to continue to work with our partners to prevent future attacks. We have to continue to be prepared to confront them when they arise. And we have to ensure that those who commit acts of piracy are held accountable for their crimes."

So you are saying that you don't want to end the piracy but just want to maintain it at it's current level?

Defense officials say it's a crime perpetuated over a vast area that even the 16 navies patrolling at the time of Phillips' capture couldn't stop; his ship was 300 miles offshore.

I suppose this is where the headline came from? What they mean is that the Navy WILL NOT BE ALLOWED to stop future attacks.

[Glenn]

Hire mercenaries.

[dasboot]

"Things won't get better [in Somalia] until they have a better life and economy...we need to send them aid to build infrastructure, provide affordable housing, offer free medical care, and provide jobs to build their community...then they won't need to be pirates".

Solution offered by a 20-something college student I was talking to at a bar a couple days ago. What can you say to that?

[Martin Tell]

Maybe they could put a bounty on the pirates.

Buck an ear sounds about right.

[NMEwithin]

Get a job?

[SMARTY]

“Navy says it can do little to stop future pirate attacks”

Is that what the Navy says or is that what the Navy was told to say?

Because, out here in fly over country where we are bled white with taxes,we think we ought to get a little more bang for our buck than to have the ‘Navy’ (a recipient of our hard earned taxes) tell us they can't defend themselves on the high seas!!!! What???!!! The most sophisticated MOFO Navy on earth can't defend itself? Am I supposed to believe that?????

If the Navy can't defend itself with all the high tech gadgetry we have, then I have to suspect that they were TOLD not to defend themselves!!!!!

[GOYAKLA]

That’s a punderful idea.