catzmeow
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- #61
After reading all the not so well thought through posts, I'm glad to see someone understands that we didn't win anything here. The fact is, this may make things worse down the road. Now that we have taken decisive action, we better well be prepared to follow through, because this isn't the end of it. We better start thinking of ways to protect all of these ships before they are hijacked. Once the hijackers have control, there isn't much any military can do without expecting the loss of hostages.
Prior to this, I do not believe any hostages have been killed. That is now very likely to change.
One option would be for the shipping companies to contract with security firms like blackwater who would have no qualms about shooting at the pirates. But, that will escalate things to another level where the ships will possibly be sunk. ANd then we are back to olden days again.