My ignorance ceased to astound me years ago. What never ceases to astound is ad hominem attacks made with poor grammar and riddled with misspellings.

Jerry has defined the oceans of the world as a global commons. I remember reading something, somewhere, about some kind of a “tragedy” that occurs on a “commons.” I’ll research and report back.

And sorry to burst your bubble, but protective convoys and a simple presence are a bit different than sustained offensive operations, either inland or at sea. Here’s a few interesting quotes from Navy Vice William E. Gortney on Task Force 151:

“Some navies in our coalition did not have the authority to conduct counter-piracy missions” [I'm sure they're working on this]

“But the problem of piracy is and continues to be a problem that begins ashore and is an international problem that requires an international solution” [Ashore??? But Jerry said Japan sent a destroyer, that should take care of the problem]

http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=52586

Avoiding answering the hard questions will be the Obama administration’s plan for the next 4-8 years, so Jerry has good company.