The sad part of all of this. If you kill those piratres, how many are waiting to take thier place? I agree with having a special multi national task force dedicated to patrolling the waters. Everyone that does any business in that area of shipping should have an interest in protecting their property and lives of the crews. Its not going to immediately solve the problem unfortunately. Place a cookie jar out of a childs reach, that child will eventually get that cookie jar. They will figure out another way to reach thier goal. Should the cargo ships have 50cal deck guns and possibly anti ship missiles and properly trained people to operate them? Should we blow them outta the water on sight? We do have the right to protect ourselves from harm. Maybe the answer lies in an escort by some armed ships provided by the task force? I say find thier ports where they dock, and obliterate thier means of transport. If we can send a cruise missile into an air conditioning duct, we should have no problem hitting thier boats. I do agree that they do need help rebuilding thier country and government. The normal people are the ones suffering. You do have to remove the roots if you want the tree to stop growing.