Why are Somali pirates sending their hijacked ships to the scene of the American Destroyers and Frigates?

!truth!

I don't know why but that should make it easier for the U.S. Navy to capture and kill all the pirates. Capturing them is not an option because semantically pirates are terrorists. All terrorists should be killed instead of being captured and held in prisons.

John A

they think nothing will happen to them with the innocent hostage in the area

i say get them all and just see who survives the onslaught of bullets

rotorhead

They can parade and threaten more hostages before the eyes of the world.

This is turning into an A-1, 5 Gold Star, 2 thumbs up cluster f*ck.

Jimmy Carter Part II

Bob B

They want to create confusion and then sink a US warship like what happened to the British during the Falklands war back in May of 82 when an Exocet anti-ship missile sank the HMS Sheffield.

Rozee M

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=833j2r-WJ98

devildawg367

It's sort of like having one person or five at a fight. Even if you are facing a giant 5 is still better than one.

I didn't hear Obama say anything about this being caused by American oppression. Is this another lie made up by hate wing radio hosts?

I'm sure they'll try to negotiate something rather than send in the Marines. Although sending in the Marines would get the ship back it would, probably, result in one dead captain. Even the Rushcontins understand that it would be better to keep the captain alive?

One solution would be to nuke Somalia. No one would miss it or any of its inhabitants. If we could only contain the radioactive fallout.

Marshall

I just dont understand why we dont send in a team of navy seals. In the past when american tourist/soldiers get captured, a rescue plan comes into play.

It seems like Obama doesnt have the balls to send in a team to rescue the guy.

Joe P

they are not very smart.. are they?

Buddy R

Becaue Obama is going to pay a ransom for all of them. He says the pirates are pirates because of American oppression.

They want 500 trillion dollars, so Obama is busy printing out the money.

Ja Ma

it's a showdown to break up the waiting game for as long as they have hostages they are confident that the warships will not fire and that the showdown will hasten a resolution that will bring them the money that they want. all they want is money. they are not terrorists.they are pirates.

Historian

I do not understand the attitude of the Western military marine. We know everything about pirates
you know even their lair. What do you expect to attack with a regiment of U.S. Marines and destroy everything with a nice load of explosives?

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