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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
Why did we go into Afghanistan? Why didn't we just try to catch the terrorists coming out of there? Wasn't the problem simply with the terrorists? No.
With the piracy, the source is tied into a number of problems: civil war, pollution, illegal fishing, etc. You can go after the pirates, yes, but will it stop the piracy. I don't know. I say not likely.
Why do we always think about Somalia these days when we think of piracy? What about all those other pirates causing problems elsewhere? What do you have to say about them?
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Afghanistan could have been fought as a war against terrorists. Instead of making them go into hiding by sending in the uniformed military, they were right out in the open before.
The problem with Somalia is the warlords and gangs now control everything. They have the money, they have the power. The international Navies could easily contain the pirates by using technology and lethal force. This has gone on long enough. Sure you can leaf the towns with filers saying if they go out to sea, they will die to warn them not to, but nothing can be done to fix the country until you stop the piracy.
And I feel the same way about piracy in Hawaii, Mexico, and the Caribbean. It isn't as frequent or as far away from the coast like in Somalia, but piracy needs to be dealt with in the same way. There are enough people on this planet, nobody will miss a few thugs.