Send Naval Task force to Somalia?
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Originally posted by wonderamazement:
got money never upgrade boat.
the Warlord that funded the Pirate operations probably invest the money in some off shore tax haven......island....like cayman....ha ha ha...that is a lot of money. Even if they provide payroll there are still Plenty left. -
Originally posted by sgstars:
so as long as you arent lionnoisy any form of input is welcomed and appreciated.
hmm, helicopters do have their limitation and may not be used in all weather conditions (likewise the pirate vessels but thats another matter).
USV or UAVs under shipboard launch and recovery may be difficult too.
the CTF 158 scope of operations, is more of a show of force to deliver a deterrent effect rather than actually operations against the pilots. its to remind them that there is a stick ready to deal a big whack if the pirates pull off anything stupid. its defensive in nature and not offensive
its the threat of the whack that the ships represent. not really so much of the stick. the task force will probably be there for another 6-8 months, pirates are sufficiently deterred and things should go back to normal.
i don't know how long the international communities is going to patrol the Somalia coast not to mention is a large area to cover. I read articles and to seriously take out the threat is to eliminate landbase support. But That was not part of the UN Resolution, nobody want to go in and held responsible.but was just thinking that if a nation actually launch a rescue mission to recover the captured tanker does it means it has ownership of the tanker?
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Originally posted by Arapahoe:
Can they expand the scope of CTF 158? or it has to be a UN mandate?I'm not sure if CTF 158 can be moved towards the Somalia effort, because it is actually a force formed to enforce UNSC 1790, which basically is the legal framework for Multi-national Forces Iraq. So while we'd think it'll be logical to just enlarge 158's scope and move them over to the Somali coast, since the operational mechanism between the various navies were already in place, I doubt it will be legally or realistically possible.
They can just form another CTF to enforce the new resolution..
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another country joinning the patrol.
TOKYO - Japan said Thursday it was considering dispatching a destroyer to waters off Somalia to guard against pirates who are inflicting a costly toll on the shipping industry.
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Somebody should be demoted to PTE
