Quote:
Originally Posted by shakran
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.
|
I think they showed admirable restraint by attempting to negotiate at all.
Regardless of whether the pirates were "pointing a gun" at the Cpt. They had already attempted to seize a ship and abduct the crew, were armed, and were holding a hostage. They forfeited their lives several times over.
Those soldiers who took the shots should have done so (and probably did) at the first opportunity to end the situation and guarantee the Cpt's survival. Whether a few fellow pirates have the poopy face about the result is of no concern to me at all...except in predicting how heavy-handed to be in the future.
The message is clear: If you want to be a pirate, don't mess with American flagged ships, because our Military will respond, and the life of a US citizen is worth more than any number of pathetic, pirate scum.