Will Somali Pirates be the al Quaeda of the Obama Administration?

Wow debater... you'll defend anything Obama does won't you? So you think it's best that he completely ignore the fact that an American citizen is being held hostage by foreign nationals? You think it's the "right" thing to do to not even say a word to the poor guy's family? Is it "right" to spend more time lying about bowing to the Saudi king than to deal with an attack on American citizens? I can't believe you are defending these pirates by saying this is just an offseason activity. Is that how you feel about some guy who commits armed robbery 6 months out of the year? Tell you what. Imagine you're president. In all your left wing extremism what exactly would you do to deal with the current situation? How exactly would you resolve this and would you bother to make a public statement or at least a phone call to the hostage's family?

Taskr, I am not defending these pirates by saying they are fisherman, I am just point out the facts. How do you know what is going on behind the sense in Somalia? I remember durning the KGB years (also knowns as the Bush years) we were told to trust our government, and don't ask questions. They said they knew what they were doing. Should we tell our enemies what we are doing? Yes, the president of the United States should care if an citzen is taken hostage, but do you know how many Americans are taken hostage every year in other countries around the world? Hundreds according to the CIA, and yet the president doesn't know about the vast majority of them. These pirates need to be stopped, but doing so can touch off a major international crisis that could lead us to war when the world knows that we can't fight three wars at the same time. So Taskr, please explain to me what war we should stop fighting so we can send those men and women to somalia?

Taskr, you are wrong as usual, and the latest news off of the wire has proven it. What I ment by "How do you know what is going on behind the sense in Somalia, pointing toward what the US Government is doing there, not the government of Somalia. And as you have seen from the latest news: I was CORRECT. How do you know that Obama didn't contact the family of the captain? Does he really have to tell you personally Taskr? Obama doesn't have to comment on every new article written, or any news story that has kept the attention span of the US media. The right wing wacko's attacked Bill Clinton for doing that, and are now attacking Obama for not doing it. Taskr, have you forgoten your history lessions? Many wars have been started by conflicts in international waters. Taskr, are you saying that we should send troops into Somalia from Iraq, or should we send them from Afganistan? Which country do you want to move the resources from? I noticed you didn't answer my question, and thought I would give you a second chance. Taskr, the reason I said this is the same thing that happened last year is because it is. The difference is that more fisherman have seen how much money these other countries are paying and have decided to get in on the act. If you look at the facts of this, you will see they increase during the off season of fishing and go down dramticly during the fishing season. You said earlier that all of these countries have sent war ships to stop the pirates, but they continue to attack these boats at will. You can't use huge battleships agains small boats, they are to fast to hit, and they can go in and out of international waters providing them security from these ships. You have to understand international law to understand how these pirates are doing this. And you don't Taskr.

No, that would be far too easy and sensible. So far the European technique of giving them what they want and hoping they stop has been working so well. Why change strategies now?

He'll just blame Bush. That's all it takes.

I know you're new here, so I won't ream you. All I'm going to say is that regarding Bush and Africa, you have no idea what you're talking about. He has done more for Africa with building infrastructure, sending aid, and working on AIDS research than any leader in the history of the world. Before you argue with me on this, do a bit of research. You should also read up on how George H.W. Bush worked hard and sent troops to Somalia in an effort to stabilize the nation in the early 90's.

No, but neither were the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and USS Cole that preempted 9-11. If the US had taken a stand when those happened 9-11 may have been prevented. You have to stop this kind of garbage when it starts, not after thousands are killed or our nation becomes the number one target for extortion.