Another "Mission Accomplished"

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Another "Mission Accomplished"

RobVG — 4/14/2009 6:06:50 PM (archived)

I heard people call into radio stations singing songs they wrote about the "victory" over the pirates. We've got no business starting a war when we don't have the fortitude to finish it. The shipping companies are willing to pay the ransoms, they're considered a cost of doing business. This incident may be another case of misuse of military power.

There is no Rambo.

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Soamali Pirates go on a HIJACK Spree..arrrrrrrrrrghhhhh - carl - 4/14/2009 4:34:44 PM
- What its going to take. - ER - 4/15/2009 1:41:12 AM
  - Convoys might be a good solution - Buck Galaxy - 4/15/2009 4:40:05 AM
- Another "Mission Accomplished" - RobVG - 4/14/2009 6:06:50 PM
  - No one claimed the Pirate war is over - Buck Galaxy - 4/14/2009 9:32:34 PM
  - The few, the proud... - S - 4/14/2009 8:54:44 PM
    - As I suggested below... - alcaray - 4/14/2009 11:30:27 PM
      - Woops! I told a lie. - alcaray - 4/14/2009 11:34:33 PM
    - re: The few, the proud... - S - 4/14/2009 8:58:46 PM
      - Don't salute the messenger... - McFly - 4/14/2009 10:16:52 PM
        
        And why not? - S - 4/14/2009 10:31:50 PM
  - Just pay them off, right? Nonsense! There will be NO LIMIT to their audacity. - David F Mayer - 4/14/2009 7:02:20 PM
    - We tried "destroying their bases" in the early 90's - RobVG - 4/14/2009 8:43:30 PM
      - It is like cleaning out roaches. You need to keep at it because the come back. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 4/14/2009 10:45:20 PM
    - They were untrained teenagers - RobVG - 4/14/2009 7:40:24 PM
      - We should do our best to see to it that they never reach the age of twenty. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 4/20/2009 5:04:04 AM
        
        OR a VIDEO GAME........ - carl - 4/20/2009 4:14:06 PM
  - re: Another "Mission Accomplished" - TB - 4/14/2009 6:24:34 PM
    - This "Victory" was the beginning of our involvement in another war. - RobVG - 4/14/2009 6:37:20 PM
      - These idiots are not a threat. - Lee - 4/14/2009 7:20:08 PM
        
        If they're not a threat, then let the shipping co.s handle it. - RobVG - 4/14/2009 7:36:32 PM
        
        Wait til they go after CRUISE SHIPS - carl - 4/14/2009 7:49:52 PM
        
        They already have. - podrock - 4/14/2009 8:25:39 PM
        
        Oceania Nautica, November 2008 - podrock - 4/14/2009 8:39:13 PM
        
        MV Seabourn Spirit, November 2005 - podrock - 4/14/2009 8:31:09 PM
  - An interesting perspective - McFly - 4/14/2009 6:16:47 PM
- "Why don't the ships go in convoys or have armed guards on board?" - McFly - 4/14/2009 5:48:47 PM
  - Darn, missed one - McFly - 4/14/2009 5:52:20 PM
- Sounds like a job for Blackwater. - Lee - 4/14/2009 5:03:01 PM
  - Or DISPOSABLE Drones W/ Hellfire Missles - carl - 4/14/2009 6:46:54 PM
    - Drones and hellfires are too expensive.. - Lee - 4/14/2009 9:27:55 PM

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