Numerous people have hit me with articles about the S. Korean Navy/Marine Corps retaking a hijacked ship off the coast of Africa.
My take on this?
The N. Koreans weren't available so the Pirates were a poor second choice.
If you believe anything believe this. The S. Korean Marine Corps, Navy, Army, Air Force, their Leadership and its people all want to taste N. Korean blood after the atrocities of a few weeks ago.
The pirates just nutted up and attacked the wrong ship.
This got beyond interesting. It got deadly for some
The S. Korean government had no choice but to act forcefully. Another black eye and they would have been forced out of power.
Solomon,
ReplyDeleteThere have been four strikes against Somali pirates in the Arabian Sea between the 18th and the 22nd. I posted my observations in a thread started by Chuck Hill at CGBlog:
S. Koreans Retake Pirate Mothership, Free Hostages, Kill 8, Capture 5
http://cgblog.org/2011/01/22/s-koreans-retake-pirate-mothership-free-hostages-kill-8-capture-5/comment-page-1/#comment-10409
Operation Dawn of Gulf of Aden
ReplyDeleteWay to go, ROK Navy UDT/SEAL!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Dawn_of_Gulf_of_Aden
Anti-piracy has become a whole new breed of naval warfare for decades to come.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/22/AR2011022207307.html