Dutch naval forces captured seven pirates, and freed 20 captive fisherman, in the western Gulf of Arden this morning. "Isn't that veird?"
The Dutch naval frigate, De Zeven Provincien, was totally having an "Amsterdam good time" until getting caught up in this Somalia Shit-Show.
I love that they actually "tracked the pirates back to the mother ship", according to CNN. So cool, so totally un-Dutch, right?
Those Somalia pirates took it "right in the kanickies".
Seriously though, all inappropriate Goldmember references aside.
The audacity of these Somali pirates!
In 2008 over 150 ships were attacked off the coast of Somalia. Currently there are 14 ships being held for ransom.
Q- Why don't they just employ preemptive and preventative measures, right?
A- Because it's cheaper to pay the ransoms than to employ on board security guards and increased insurance premiums associated with employing armed resistance.
Q-Why doesn't the US Navy get more involved, right?
A-Because even though we are the largest Navy going, we can't provide coverage for a body of water as vast as the Indian Ocean.
Q- Why doesn't the US issue air strikes against all of the pirate ships, right?
A- Because this would only reinforce the Somali enmity toward the US and fuel anti-Islamic radicalism, which has already attracted the attention of al-Qaeda.
Q- What are we going to do?
A- On April 23rd, the US plans to send an envoy to an anti-piracy conference in Brussels.
Q- Really? That's it?
A- Come on Hilary, time to grab your brass ones.
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