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Aaaarrrrgg mateys
2008-11-18, 7:56 PM #41
anyway i found the solution
[http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2007/08_02/bourneDM1708_468x330.jpg]

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2008-11-18, 8:25 PM #42
Lol totally. Anyway, one word. Snipers.
Or to put it another way, you don't think a SEAL (or a teal of SEALs) is capable of killing or incapacitating before the target knows they're there? Stop and think about what you're saying. You're basically claiming that the MOST POWERFUL NAVAL FORCE IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD is incapable of handling a hostage situation initiated by some (basically) third world pirates.

I'd go so far as to argue that we're already doing such a good job at it that most people (as evidenced by this thread) think of eye patches and peg legs when piracy is mentioned. They don't see it as a threat.
What's more likely; that pirates haven't really existed until now and are suddenly popping up and the Navy doesn't know how to deal with them, or that the Navy's done such an effective job of combating piracy that these events rarely happen and, since one "slipped through," the media's over-dramatizing it because they can make money on the interesting concept and public image of piracy?
If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice.

Lassev: I guess there was something captivating in savagery, because I liked it.
2008-11-18, 8:43 PM #43
I've been hearing about piracy for some time now, this is the first one that everyone seems to know about though. I'm sure they could handle it, but theres still a high chance of the crew being injured. Just because these are third world pirates doesn't mean they aren't intelligent. I think the reality of it is that very few people actually get killed due to piracy, so its not considered a big deal. Something else, the shipping industry is very much an international group.. Will the US Navy be responsible for vessels flying a flag of convenience? Or only US companies receive help?

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