Somali Pirate Attacks Point To Need For Somalia Aid

http://zennie2005.blogspot.com -- http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/abraham/index?blogid=95 -- Today, Easter Sunday, an after an affair that lasted for several days, American sea Captain Richard Phillips was rescued after NAVY Seal Snipers took three precision shots and killed three pirates from Somalia.

In what can be described as a "growth industry" pirating in Somalia is a function of the country's lack of a government, weak economy, little military funding, and lack of financial aid from the World. In order to stop these attacks, the people of Somalia themselves must be helped.

Conservative blogs and websites like "HotAir" have unintelligently called for us to "bomb" the pirates, but such saber-rattling will only kill innocent women and children. In other words, "American Machismo" worked to rescue the captain, but it will not work for the resolution of this problem.

What will work is increasing aide to Somalia and helping them establish a central government but from a distance, not via invasion. Somalia has been without a true central government since 1991, and that country's civil war. (And the United States doesn't need another incursion into that country, or for that matter another situation where American solidiers are killed, which were the events captured in a movie called Black Hawk Down.)

We can't afford to take on the task now. But we can work with the United Nations and other countries impacted by piracy to improve the Somali economy. Somalia is poor. According to the CIA, its' Gross Domestic Product is just over $2 billion, and the average life expectancy is just 47 years old. That's right: 47 years old.

So when the average Somalian hears that a pirate's making as much as a share of $22 million for a heist, that's attractive. Indeed, the BBC reports that Somalian pirates are "living the high life" becoming very wealthy even by American standards in a country that's very poor by the World's standards. So much so is the economy a problem and piracy attractive that recruiting participants has become easier over the years. The monetary spigot has to be s...

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[xxxxAXIxxxx]

Why re-invent the wheel? The British solved the pirate problem just fine.

[BREDATOR1]

Kill the pirates! ...simple.. or detain them. we are suffering from, post colonialsim racism.......... Which Blacks play on time an tiime again so we can,t touch them ! .. We now see a more extreme version...again and again...

[defenmilgov]

Somali pirate attacks point to need for tactical nuclear strike. Been considered and back on the table my man. With the global economy in shit shape the west can't indefinitely put up with this crap - it's costing too much. They are going to be fucking fried. On the bright side, they won't know much about it.

[lestatpop]

Somalia pirates need stop attack us or i will talk trash about somali again again i hate somali country

[jacob6379]

your a dumb ass piracy is not a growth industry. the Somalian people aren't smart enough to build an economy.or hard working enough they want to lay around and get a hand out from people who give them what they need. they lay around waiting to get money from these pirates and say oh how bad it is give me more. and a large amount of the money goes to terroristic groups Alkaid and the such.

[htdrox07]

I have a better idea. How about you get off You Tube, quit asking for money, and start making a difference yourself if you care so much. I'm pretty sure the rest of the world has a lot bigger problems than catering to a country that bites the hand of anyone that tries to feed it. SCREW SOMALIA.

[Nukethelotofthem1]

@Roble8289 You are an idiot

[flyboymd82]

Aid? FUCK SOMALIA! Send em some fucking nukes!

[dubbs177]

you look like a somali pirate!!!! lmfao :)

[mizzoulibertarian]

what aid? we are bankrupt. lol we have no money to give aid.