Boater wrote:
...the world's mightiest navy, the US Navy, can't handle the Somali
pirates. It's yet another example of how unprepared for the 21st Century
our military forces are.



The INS's rules of engagement allow the to sink vessels who raise a
weapon in a threatening manner towards a man of war on the high seas.
You would cry, whine and complain if an F/A-18 put a couple of 500
pounders on a "peaceful fishing boat" or a 5-inch gun was permitted to
do some range and elevation practice.