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Crusader, easy to say shoot in the abstract. Not so easy when you have to clean up the mess afterward--especially when its someone's child who didn't ask to be there or was kidnapped. I mentioned Albanian inefficiency & corruption--there's actually quite a bit of that on the other side of the Adriatic as well. Berlusconi's trying to tighten things up, but while the Italian Finanze & Coast Guard & Navy sailors definitely have the coolest sunglasses and best food in the Med, their work-ethic & efficiency have gone down hill since Venezia ruled the waves. How come I could watch the skafisti zoom off from Vlora at the same time as I could watch the Italians playing volleyball on their base on Sazan Island at the harbor entrance? I heard that is much better now, but before we start shooting women & children, we ought to make sure we are doing everything else we can to fix the problem. For example on our own southern border, we have not even put in the basics: adequate fencing, lighting, patrol roads, and lighting; not to mention TV cameras, seismic detectors, & either a bigger border patrol or military reinforcements. When you're being all you can be & you just can't stop the problem, then escalate the violence. Until then, do better with the fundamentals.