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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 04:04 PM Original message |
Poll question: Do you believe the United States should increase its naval presence to fight piracy? |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 04:05 PM Response to Original message |
1. Aarrghhh. |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 04:10 PM Response to Original message |
2. The US Navy ....on Wall Street? |
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lutherj (788 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
3. Everyone knows how you fight piracy. You deck out a Man O' War to look like a merchant |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
4. There should be international support |
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Crazy Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 04:17 PM Response to Original message |
5. First the war on terror... |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 04:22 PM Response to Original message |
6. No, Want to stop the Somali pirates? Remove the cause, the destruction of their |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 04:31 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. ...corporations? What? |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 05:07 PM Response to Reply #10 |
25. A combination of commercial trawlers fishing out the waters and ships dumping |
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wuushew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 04:23 PM Response to Original message |
7. What we should do is rightfully blame Bush |
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Motown_Johnny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 04:25 PM Response to Original message |
8. Yes. as part of a package to help the people who have turned to piracy as well |
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RC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 04:41 PM Response to Reply #8 |
18. Sure, expand the War on Terror to the High Seas. |
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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 04:26 PM Response to Original message |
9. No. Let the ships hire their own security. |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 04:32 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Most ships can't afford security |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 04:34 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. And frankly, aren't exactly going to be gung-ho |
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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 04:38 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Then let them be taken by the pirates. |
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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 04:41 PM Response to Reply #11 |
19. Bullshit. Most owners are too cheap to provide it. |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 04:35 PM Response to Original message |
13. I think that we should contribute to an international effort, but not lead it. |
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TheCowsCameHome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 04:35 PM Response to Original message |
14. Once a few pirate vessels get blown out of the water, |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 04:38 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. One gets blown out of the water about once a month; hasn't changed much. (nt) |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 05:09 PM Response to Reply #14 |
26. Oh yeah, nobody's ever tried military overkill on Africans before, |
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TheCowsCameHome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 05:30 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Yeah, just let them keep the silly old tanker. |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 08:18 AM Response to Reply #27 |
29. I don't believe I ever suggested that. n/t |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 04:38 PM Response to Original message |
16. Multi-hundred-billion? Yeahno |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 04:43 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. Now add up the cost of the Sirius Star and the cost of its cargo. |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 04:52 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Nope, it's not |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 04:56 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. Replace that B with a M and you will be right |
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FarCenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 04:44 PM Response to Original message |
21. No, we don't have suitable ships |
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zorahopkins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 05:02 PM Response to Original message |
24. The US Is NOT The World's Cop |
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hendo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 07:10 PM Response to Original message |
28. We need ninjas not the navy |
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