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Pirate Problems
By John | April 16, 2009
The “leaders” in Somalia are suggesting that the pirate problem must be tackled on land, as it is too difficult to patrol the vast ocean. Of course, they will require funding to accomplish this……
This nonsense is nothing short of blackmail. “Give us money and we will stop attacking your ships.” Of course no amount of blackmail payments will stop the pirating - it will only encourage it. As long as ransom continues to be paid to pirates to release ships and hostages, the pirating will continue.
The hand-wringing politicians are expressing their concerns. In fact, if the escalation in pirating continues, I predict calls for international conferences to address the problem. After all, the problem is very complex, and as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has suggested, requires a multi-pronged international effort to solve this problem - and it won’t be solved overnight. Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah………..
Do you know why we haven’t had a piracy problem for 200 years? It wasn’t because potential pirates were afraid of international conferences. It was because they were afraid of being blown out of the water. Weren’t merchant ships of 200 years ago armed? Are we so afraid of offending criminals that we are no longer willing to defend ourselves? Is it the responsibility of the U.S. Government to provide for Somalis? I thought the function of the U.S. Government was to protect the freedom and property of Americans. Silly me!
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