It’s a saudi ship. Let the saudis pour their own frickin’ money into getting it released.
Exactly. It’s not like they can’t afford it.
I say have the US Navy protect American and some allies’(think Columbia, Brittain) ships and let the pirates have the rest. The world hates us anyway so what’s the point in protecting the Chinese/Arab/South American vessels?
We could probably get a sweet deal on some of our major imports by dealing with the pirates.