Posted by
Always To The Right on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 2:23:49 PM
Sink their ships
“Yet more violence”? The AP in that first paragraph appears to
equate piracy with enforcement, which is part of the reason why piracy
has begun to flourish again. Sinking pirate ships may in the strictest
sense be “more violence”, but so is a raid on a terrorist compound, a
crackhouse, or a militia headquarters.
Navies in the region have to start blowing pirates out of the water
when intercepted. At present, the risk/reward ratio has become
distorted — which is why piracy has gotten out of control. The pirates
see little risk and accrue great rewards, mostly through hostaging the
crews of the boats they seize.
India had the right idea, and that isn’t “more violence” — it’s
putting an end to violence and lawlessness on the seas. If we want to
protect global trade, that’s the only rational policy to follow.
Buzz