Originally Posted by
Cavguy
In all seriousness, why isn't the US Navy out there cracking down on the Pirates? I've seen more action out of the Dutch/French than the USN, which strikes me as odd.
We're the largest, and the Royal Navy ended lots of piracy in the 1600's/1700's.
While the navy is contributing in Iraq, it's pretty hard to send a AGEIS crusier up the Tigris, so what are they doing to end this threat to one of their core tasks (freedom of the seas)?
Seems to me a couple of sunk pirates would make some good examples, even if the economic driver is strong.
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