From The Miami Herald:
Experts say a bold U.S. plan for land incursions to stop pirates along Somalia's lawless east African coastline is fraught with obstacles.
A Bush administration proposal to allow foreign forces to go ashore into Somalia to hunt the country's notorious pirates is getting a cool reception from U.S. military leaders, regional analysts and some Somali officials.
The proposal -- which Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is expected to put forward Tuesday at the United Nations Security Council -- is the boldest yet aimed at stopping the pirates, who've hijacked 55 ships this year, secured tens of millions of dollars in ransoms and kneecapped maritime trade between Europe and Asia.
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My Comment: The problem is that the options are limited. You cannot let the situation continue .... and the pirates are not going to change their behavior. Your only option is to then take the fight to them.
This has always been the case in the past .... and this is the case now. One has to change the risk for the pirates .... which at the present moment(for them) is a risk that is minimal at worse, and negligible at best.
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