Originally Posted by Traveler

Hmm when it comes to policy of how to deal with them....

Well they certainly shouldn't be allowed to get away with what they do but on the other hand if one of those gangs of pirates was protected by a government or country an attack against them could set off such a collamity of events we would literally see war errupt accross more than one ocean.

And yeah the attacks by pirates have increased lately and it irks me that they can lurk off the coasts of other nations' waters (before they make a move) without any ramification.

Because we're still in peacetime its difficult for the US Navy to increase its activities in international waters without opposition but if they were to do so maybe they could catch blackbeard and hook before they got a hold of a vessel?

Also there are the folks on the tanker and other captured vessels to think of too. What do you think? You'll be far more likely to come up with a more sensible solution that i would...