WARNING:  THIS POST MAY CONTAIN POINTS THAT MAY OFFEND SOME READERS

By now most Americans have seen or heard the continuing sage of the pirates operating just south of the Gulf of Aden in the Indian Ocean just off the coast of Somalia.  Their most recent acquisition was an American flagged ship.  THe captain gave himsel fup to insure the safety of his crew and is being held in a small life boat about 300 miles off the coast.  The US Navy has responded, the ship has continued on his way to deliver aid supplies to Kenya sans captain with armed Americans on board the Navy destroyer has stayed behind to try and get the captain to be released.  A Mexican stand-off.  Over 60 hours with an FBI negotiator and not much success and more naval vessels to join the destroyer.

My problem is that the hand full of pirates is controlling the situation…they are holding the US Navy at bay.  What happened to the false bravado that we do not negotiate with terrorist….and make NO mistake pirates are terrorists!  The US has let this situation get out of hand.  These pirates have now become some what of a group of local heroes…they have stood up to the US Navy and are winning.

Sorry to say, but there is only one way to handle this….the French are doing it…..attack them……make them pay for their brazenness.  The captain accepted his fate when he offered himself up as a hostage for the safety of his crew….a brave man and he should receive the highest award for that bravery…but do not sullen his bravery by wimping out in the face of a hand full of pirates with brass cajones.

By doing nothing, the US has almost guaranteed that this will occur again and again, if decisive action is taken and taken now then the chance that future stand offs could be eliminated.  The cost will be high but the return will be less cost in the future.

Once again if you were offended by this post then I apologize but you were warned!