Kerry said a hot pursuit policy on Somalia's coastline is "long overdue." But he warns against any "haphazard, sloppy" military missions. Vice Adm. Bill Gortney, commander of the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet, said it is hard to identify pirates and warned that innocent civilians could be killed.
Jeez-spare me the drivel. The pirates are the ones in the little boats with rifles that approach vessels with ill intent-those guys. And when has killing innocent civilians ever bothered us anyway?
So Kerry is going to "study" this next year. That's real nice John Boy.
Kerry was unwilling to fight for the presidency and all the fucking studying will not change anything. This situation cannot be that difficult to plan for and implement procedures that will insure the safety of these boats.
We spend billions on the two war fronts so what's a few million blasting the shit out of a bunch of small boys off the coast of Somalia.
If Fixer and Gordon can't give the damn Navy a short, clear statement on how to identify the damn pirates, they could use the tried and true standby - if they are in a small boat in that area and are armed, kill 'em all. Even a raw Lt with a pair of 7x50's could tell the difference between a fishing boat and a pirate.
ReplyDeleteThis whole damn mess should have been dealt with quietly and with prejudice after the first ship was assaulted. Now that the pols are involved, there's no damn telling if anything will EVER get done.
Too much to ask for armed escorts? Easy to separate the wheat from the chaff that way.
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