>>>>>>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,513238,00.html
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>>>>>>"In the water....." - hopefully shark bait.
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>>>>>Looks like the ante has been upped....
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>>>>>1) The pirates now want ransom for the captain
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>>>>>2) Their buddies are now on the way to rescue them carrying human shields (more hostages)
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>>>>>3) Meanwhile, the captain tried to escape, jumped the lifeboat and made a swim for the warship, while the warship was asleep and didn't even try to rescue him. The pirates recaptured him.
>>>>>
>>>>>What a joke!!!
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>>>>>What a mess this has turned into. Before those other pirates show up, I would rapidly bring this to an end. Surrender or die. We board in 5 minutes.
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>>>>Easy to rattle sabers from a distance. What if you board in 5 minutes and they kill all the hostages? (Which would probably be what would happen). Would you still feel that nice macho rush?
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>>>I'm saying, end it now, before it escalates. Plus, we are sending a dangerous message by dragging our feet. The pirates now are feeling emboldened, and think they can escape from the mighty US war machine.
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>>The mighty U.S. war machine is of limited use against enemies who don't line up and fight like armies, as has been amply demonstrated in Iraq and Vietnam before that.
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>>I'm not saying I have the answer, other than not believing it's a testosterone fueled show of force.
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>It wouldn't take the 'mighty U.S. war machine' but simply a navy seal team (or maybe the British SBS would volunteer) :o)
>but even that is not without risks

Of course it isn't. Just so it's clear, I was not saying the war machine should be sent in, I was reacting to Tommy's phrase.