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Originally Posted by cykoe6
That sounds like something that would be better left to the Somalis. The real root cause is the pirates and their criminal ambitions. The solutions would be to hunt them down, destroy their vessels, destroy the ports where they harbor and the safe houses where they hide, and kill as many of them as possible. That is how you address the "root causes."  |
Yes, because clearly, there is a single, static, small group of people, "the pirates", who engage in piracy solely because they have "criminal ambitions".
The current situation has nothing at all to do with the fact that in Somalia, criminals have a pool of several millions of impoverished and desperate young men who have absolutely nothing to lose to recruit from.
And clearly, it's a brilliant idea for the international community to police Somalia and its entire coastline. After all, the few hundred thousand soldiers needed for that job are easily found, and such an operation would cost very little money.
Of course, tracking down the pirates is a rather simple job, when you think about it. Because they most definitely would never pretend to be simple fishermen. And obviously, they use large, conspicuous ports, dedicated solely to piracy. The thought of blending in with the local population and using small marinas mainly used for fishing would never occur to them.
You are absolutely right. Your plan is perfect!
