This "Victory" was the beginning of our involvement in another war.

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This "Victory" was the beginning of our involvement in another war.

RobVG — 4/14/2009 6:37:20 PM (archived)

Yeah, a small scale war but still a war- likely bring "boots on the ground".

"From now on, if we capture foreign ships and their respective countries try to attack us, we will kill them (the hostages)."

"Now they became our number one enemy," Habeb said of U.S. forces.

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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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