"Pirates Must Be Hunted Down"

John Keegan is a rare voice of civilization and reason in our present age of increasing barbarism and decadence:

Such ships must act promptly and ruthlessly, as piracy will spread unless it is stamped out. The Gulf of Aden is an exit from the Mediterranean, one of the world's most important seas, crossed annually by thousands of ships. So our campaign must be ruthless and pitiless: pirate ships must be sunk on sight and the crews left to swim to safety, if it can be reached.

This wont happen, of course. Instead the administration of President Pantywaist is thinking about bringing criminal charges:

FBI agents are investigating the Somali pirates who hijacked a U.S. ship and are holding its captain hostage, U.S. officials said Saturday, raising the possibility of federal charges against the men if they are captured.

"If there were ever a U.S. victim of one of these attacks or a U.S. shipping line that were a victim, our Justice Department has said that it would favorably consider prosecuting such apprehended pirates," Stephen Mull, the acting undersecretary of state for international security and arms control, told Congress last month.

That threat must really have the waterborne Jihadists shaking in their boots. Right after they're done laughing, they'll hijack yet another vessel. During his trip to Europe, President Girly-Man made it clear that it is now open season on American citizens, property and interests around the world. Even Somali pirates in row boats got the message.

Crossposted at The Dougout