The USMC needs a Mission....to justify their Amphibious Assault Capability.
Sounds tailor made to me!
What happens when the Pirates start killing off the hostages?
Can they be convinced that would be a very bad thing to do....thus prevent that from happening? If not...are Western Nations willing to pay in blood for that decision to get really aggressive against the Pirates long after the time they should have done so?
Hang on to your hats....the media will go bonkers when the first hostages are killed and those that oppose the decision to take aggressive action....never minding they are the cause of the situation extant where the Pirates have been allowed to take hundreds of hostages without any action from the Western powers.
Does Appeasement ever work?