Pentagon Looks Beyond Force To Counter Piracy
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A review of U.S. efforts to combat piracy on the high seas is nearing completion. Military options are under consideration, but experts agree that the ultimate answer to the piracy problem will also require political solutions — addressing issues such as poverty, lawlessness and instability in the pirates' countries of origin.Just hours after merchant marine Capt. Richard Phillips of the Maersk Alabama was rescued from Somali pirates by the U.S. Navy on April 12, Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, instructed defense planners to come up with some "fresh ideas" for fighting piracy.
In an interview with NPR after he ordered his review, Mullen noted that the scourge of piracy requires more than just a "military solution."
Vast Waters, Few Ships
Mullen's view is common in the hallways of the Pentagon when talk turns to the difficulty of stopping piracy in the busy shipping lanes that stretch from the Gulf of Aden to the coast of Somalia.
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