US Marines vs Pirates

[Seeker]

As far as I recall, one of the original purposes of having the Marines was to root out pirates.

I forget which President, one of the better ones, but didn't he just invade the pirate bases and start burning **** down until they agreed to stop?

Use whatever international laws were on the books to deal with the Barbary Pirates today. Of course they'd have to change the marine song. Does Mogadishu have a 'shore'?

[Wezil]

The pirates have learned a valuable lesson.

Take an American hostage. Marines become powerless.

[Lancer]

These days they don't dooo that. They take the place, try and hold it while new age types attempt to install what we term civilization, try to build white picket fences and expect these pirates to start planting and mowing lawns within them and thanking us for enlightening them. Instead they engage in a unban war of attrition in their little ****hole cities devoid of civic responsability, run up the body count until other new age types march on Washington and we leave with our tails between our legs while everyone blames the militarists who just wanted to go in and kick ass in the first place.

[Wezil]

Don't you have a little place on the coast Lancer?

[Lancer]

Yes, and Aeson and I were just the other day discussing taking up piracy as a passtime, why?

[Wezil]

Just considering options in these uncertain economic times...

[Lancer]

There are big barges full of limestone we could get to np. I just worry that nobody would notice that we had captured one.

[DaShi]

As far as I recall, one of the original purposes of having the Marines was to root out pirates.

I forget which President, one of the better ones, but didn't he just invade the pirate bases and start burning **** down until they agreed to stop?

Use whatever international laws were on the books to deal with the Barbary Pirates today. Of course they'd have to change the marine song. Does Mogadishu have a 'shore'?

They can't, now that Orlando Bloom captains the Flying Dutchman.

[Patroklos]

As far as I recall, one of the original purposes of having the Marines was to root out pirates.

No, their original purpose was to serve as snipers and boarding parties during warship to warship duels, and serve as small land detachments for any reason required but not specifically pirates.

That being said, there is no reason we can't land a MEU at any of these pirate downs, destroy anything of value, then leave.

[bc1871]

Every US Marine is a "Rifleman" first, so why not use that to their advantage and blow those pirate sons of *****es away.

[Patroklos]

If all we wanted to do was blow up pirates ships these would do the trick far better...

[DinoDoc]

If all we wanted to do was blow up pirates ships these would do the trick far better...

I think most people just fail to see the point of parking Naval assets next to them only to engage in a staring contest.

[Tattila the Hun]

As far as I recall, one of the original purposes of having the Marines was to root out pirates.

I forget which President, one of the better ones, but didn't he just invade the pirate bases and start burning **** down until they agreed to stop?

Shores of Tripoli, was it not?

[MOBIUS]

No competition: Pirates 2; US Marines 0

[Imran Siddiqui]

As far as I recall, one of the original purposes of having the Marines was to root out pirates.

I forget which President, one of the better ones, but didn't he just invade the pirate bases and start burning **** down until they agreed to stop?

Use whatever international laws were on the books to deal with the Barbary Pirates today. Of course they'd have to change the marine song. Does Mogadishu have a 'shore'?

I think the President was Jefferson. As for the international law, piracy is one of the few international crimes that allows worldwide jurisdiction. So, basically, if we wanted to, we could mop the whole mess up... but it's a bit harder because these pirates are basically small boats with massive firepower.

Maybe we could expand the WoT to the region