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Location: South of the Mason-Dixon Line
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Reports are that many of the Somali pirates are getting killed not by there captors but by naval ships chasing them down! These guys have nothing to loose, but the rewards from a successful ransom payment would place anyone in riches forever. They ask millions in payment! Its a risk worth taking for them.
Blowin up an oil or gas carrier guys in order to kill a dozen or so tattered Somali pirates is not worth polluting the open oceans with a million or so gallons of crude!
The concensus is to hit them at home, but we tried that when Clinton went into Somalia and what we got was "Blackhawk Down". We left with our tails between our legs and many sacrificed.
Best bet.....submarine drop off of Navy Seals for a nightime assault on the fishing villages with good intel on the targets (ships and pirates). That should give them an attitude adjustment!
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