Calif Bill wrote:
"Boater" wrote in message
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Tom Francis - SWSports wrote:
On Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:51:22 -0500, Boater
wrote:

...the world's mightiest navy, the US Navy, can't handle the Somali
pirates. It's yet another example of how unprepared for the 21st Century
our military forces are.
Do you do this just to be an ass or are you serious?

I would think that somebody who, in theory, has blue water experience
would figure out that, well, the ocean is a pretty big freakin' place.

It's not like patrolling the highways and byways of the country.

Besides, why don't these ships have private security? Or for that
matter, arm the crew with anti-tank weapons? Nothing like sinking a
few of these little *******s and leaving the pirate crews for the
sharks to deal with for deterrance.

The Horn of Africa pirates present the shipping nations of the world with
a unique opportunity to band together and eliminate a scourge. It wouldn't
take much in the way of George H.W. Bush diplomacy to get an agreement
from the injured party nations to band together and finance a fleet of
ships and planes through money and contribution of forces to blow the
pirates out of the water. It's not like the pirates are invisible to
eyesight or radar. Who is going to object? The non-existent government of
Somalia?

What *is* our Navy doing these days, anyway? Not much. Working with ships
from other nations to rid the seas of these pirates would be good exercise
for naval personnel and equipment.

If we can spend $10 billion a month on a trumped-up war against Iraq, a
war that isn't going to give us crap, we certainly can divert some of
those finds to taking care of little bands of pirates armed with popguns.


Not a US ship. You are the one who wants us to stay out of other peoples
countries. Saudi ship, Saudi's can handle the problem. US ship we
eliminate 100,000 Somali's. That work?



Are you saying that the only way our military can work is by killing
thousands of non-involved civilians?

That's outrageous.