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Originally Posted by nikimcbee
The thing is, noone wants to make a move, because they don't want to beheld liable for anything. It's just embarassing, all these nations with a military force are cowering like a bunch of scared kittens and caving in to these guys. Maybe we could pay for some bounty hunters to go after these guys. With all of our technology and special forces, somebody should be able to track them then destroy them. Lets just say for fun, we (anybody frankly) aggresively go after them, what's the UN gunna do? Nuttin! They'll sit in the corner and bark.
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I like your idea of hiring bounty hunters. Unfortunately, state-sponsored hiring of private entities to violate the sovereignty nations is frowned upon even more than direct state intervention. There's a lot of implied sneakiness to it. Even legitimate use of state-sponsored private entities to effect foreign policy is considered disdainful (by people I disagree with, I might add)
Just look at Blackwater or Executive Outcomes.
You and I both know that the state really only serves two interests; self-interest, and politics. They never do anything right. What they should be doing is empowering private entities to take care of the problem themselves, and stop trying to solve the problem with their PC BS.
The only real solution is to let people handle their own damn affairs. Which would you rather have if you were being assaulted, a gun or a phone? States around the world argue furiously that calling them will fix your problems, but they never do, and even when they do it's too damn late.
"But" they argue, "we'll prevent such things from happening!"
Yeah, they've done a bang-up job so far.
This applies to firms, as well as individuals, especially when international politics are involved. No state is going to pass a reasonable global solution through its' legislative bowels and come up with a golden egg that everyone will treasure. It has never happened, and it will never happen. Too many conflicting interests are at stake.
The only real answer is to let private firms select private firms to ensure their security in international waters, or not. Maybe they get lucky and the pirates don't attack their vessels. Maybe they aren't lucky and pirates do sieze their vessels. If that happens, it's their own fault for trying to cut corners. Who has a truly productive use for a company that cuts corners? Who chooses them to ship their goods? Who would insure them? Too bad for them.
As with many things, no one has a choice unless they choose choice. Our efforts should be focussed upon navigating international barriers to provide businesses with that choice.