Eisboch wrote:

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Eisboch wrote:

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The ship, its contents, and ransom money are just property, a
commodity much less valuable than the lives of the ship crews.



The reason this nonsense continues is because ransoms are paid.

I know what Ronald Reagan would do.
I know what George H.W. Bush would do.
I know what George W. Bush would do.
Hell, I can even guess what Bill Clinton would do.

But, I can't begin to predict what Obama would or will do.
After all, it's only money.

Thomas Jefferson had the right idea.

Eisboch


I think it really stupid to assault a ship commanded by pirates when
the crews' lives are at stake. On the other hand, if there are pirates
approaching or leaving the ship, and they are not carrying hostages,
well, they are fair game. We obviously need to task some satellites to
watch the Somali coast and any small boats heading way offshore. We
can do that in real time, and dispatch naval aircraft to ward off any
small boats that get too close. We can do this at night, too.

What would George W. Bush do? Get a few thousand Americans killed.




I didn't say that. We don't need to put the crew of a captured ship at
further risk.
But, we can take action against the warlords that organize these attacks.

Eisboch

I'm confident our leader will handle this situation properly. The
captain did a brave thing. We need to pray for him.