Link to the article.
When the story came out, I mentioned that the real solution may well involve improving the situation in Somalia, as difficult as that it.
The article above makes a similar point, and discusses the false linking of the pirates to Al Queda (Islamofascistpirates, the word keeps getting longer).
It doesn't mean that there isn't a need to use violence in the short term to counter the threat posed by the pirates.
But as with urban crime or the urban riots in the late 60's, it does mean that that alone is not the best policy, that more is needed to avoid some of the piracy.
Basically, it's just a better commentary on the issue than the armchair 'use cannons! no, torpedos! No, unmanned laser robots!' level of commentary.
And that it's good to nip yet another righty myth, about the Al-Queda linkage, in the bud. Saddam and Al Queda, illegal immigrants and Al Queda, Pirates...
(For yet another view on the issue, see 38 seconds into the following video clip of Bill Maher:
Somali Pirates are too cute)
When the story came out, I mentioned that the real solution may well involve improving the situation in Somalia, as difficult as that it.
The article above makes a similar point, and discusses the false linking of the pirates to Al Queda (Islamofascistpirates, the word keeps getting longer).
It doesn't mean that there isn't a need to use violence in the short term to counter the threat posed by the pirates.
But as with urban crime or the urban riots in the late 60's, it does mean that that alone is not the best policy, that more is needed to avoid some of the piracy.
Basically, it's just a better commentary on the issue than the armchair 'use cannons! no, torpedos! No, unmanned laser robots!' level of commentary.
And that it's good to nip yet another righty myth, about the Al-Queda linkage, in the bud. Saddam and Al Queda, illegal immigrants and Al Queda, Pirates...
(For yet another view on the issue, see 38 seconds into the following video clip of Bill Maher:
Somali Pirates are too cute)