ATTACK OBAMA BALANCING THE BASES OF SOMALIA PIRATES . A U.S. SHIP ASSAULTED YESTERDAY DID escape the siege of the pirates. The increase in the actions of Somali pirates against American ships in the Gulf of Aden is already a topic of national concern. The attack yesterday on the other U.S. freighter, which was used rockets and automatic weapons, could sway Washington to carry out targeted raids against the enclaves where the attackers have their bases along the coast of Senegal.
The White House has given no details but has allowed leaked Pentagon plans, aware that the international fleet that patrols the area is not capable of protecting the hundreds of ships that sail every day from this strategic route. With the capture in the last hours of five boats, a total of 21 ships of different nationalities with more than 300 crew members are in the hands of pirates. President Obama gave a clear warning of the new strategy of country when he was "determined to put an end to piracy in the region", while some members of Congress have openly called for the use of force to prevent the escalation of attacks.
Jim Webb, Democratic senator, was the most explicit policy yesterday and said that "measures could include the pursuit, attack and destruction of infrastructure pirate bases," while Ike Skelton, chairman of the Defense Committee, said "we can not afford not to deal with criminals who threaten the security of the seas."
Other lawmakers, however, were more cautious about launching a military offensive in the area. Sen. Russell Feingold felt that an attack pirate bases would be like treating the symptoms rather than causes of the disease, which is none other than the status of failed state of Somalia. In any event, the occurrence of a military response, analysts advise against it is carried out by the U.S. unilaterally and defend a partnership with countries that currently have the means deployed in those waters.
When the country was still welcomed the release of the captain of the container 'Maersk Alabama', another American-flagged ship managed to avoid yesterday's attack by pirates off Somalia and continue its navigation to the port of Mombasa, where he was going from Houston (Texas) with food assistance from the NGO CARE and World Food Program, according to official sources consulted by ABC. The crew emerged unharmed from the assault with grenades and automatic weapons, but the boat suffered some damage.
U.S. Navy immediately dispatched to the area destroyer USS Bainbridge ', but when it came to where there was an attempt to capture the pirates had left the area.
craft - such as photo or older - must stay on the coast at certain times of day. Small can be stranded on the coast, the larger, no.
Its location should not cause problems. Well, once located, are destroyed and wait. So until the pirates are without financial means.
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