"Piracy is far more complex than any naval patrol," said U.S. analyst J. Peter Pham, of Madison University. "It will require more than just the application of force to uproot piracy from the soil of Somalia."
Profound wisdom.
It would just be "so cool" to have Somalian Pirates be the "Princes of Evil" to be struck down, by very cool and proficient snipers, excecuting incredible skill from one pretty-stable large Navy vessel to a constantly-bobbing-lifeboat thrown by storm tossed seas.
But, it is a more and much sadder sobering thought than, that is all it is. The "pirates" were teenagers.
We are now "focused." At least, now. At least a week. "Oh, my, "They" Attacked a United States Flagged Ship." At least for a week, we are now learning about Somalia. "Blackhawk Down" didn't do it. Maybe "Maersk Alabama" will now awaken our consciousness to become aware of Somalia.
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