More Piracy Near Somalia

[Stan]

No doubt it will be, and no kidding it is. But we haven't yet reached the point where we'll kill less hostages by actively assaulting the pirates than we will by taking less direct action.

Does that mean we should just continue to pay criminals because there is no other way ?

Are there (is there evidence of) less hostages being killed? What we do know is their living conditions are bad and some have either died or were killed. At some point they will be usless pawns, and some will successfully escape and others won't.

Seems more realistic to consider that scenario and quell the current state of piracy. There'll will come a point when we pay 5 bucks a gallon and most will be ready to pay for cruise missiles and could care less about journalists reporting dead pirates on the evening news (rest assured, there will be baby pictures too). We are a pathetic and weak super power hamstrung by PC and CNN.

TIA and WAWA