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Originally Posted by Cynosure
Did the U.S. Navy do the right thing, killing those pirates who took the American captain, Richard Phillips, hostage?
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How do we know? All we know is what the Navy is telling us. "they pointed a gun at the Captain." OK. If that's true, then yes, they did the right thing. If that's not true, then they should have shown some restraint.
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Is this the beginning of rampant pirate brutality and bloodshed, on the modern-day high seas?
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possibly, but it's time for the shippers to wise up. Some already have, by employing private security firms to guard their ships. So far, however, most of them have as their best anti-piracy weapon a fire hose. Either pay the Navy (or someone else) to escort them through those waters, or arm the ships.
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Should the U.S. and other nations form a coalition and wage open war on these pirates?
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No. We're stretched thin enough as it is.
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Or can this pirate problem somehow be handled peacefully if not diplomatically?
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Probably. These people didn't wake up one day and daydream about being a pirate. They have no money, they're desperate, and there's lots of cash to be made by pirating. Maybe if we weren't already
screwing around with Somalia , Somalia would be more stable and have a populace that's more able to sustain itself without resorting to crime.
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What do you think about how the Obama administration is handling this problem, so far? How do you think the Bush administration would've handled it?
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Again, we do not have all the facts. I think Bush would have done pretty much the same as Obama has done, but with a lot more posturing and "don't mess with Texas" grandstanding bullshit.