| Although most people do not consider the piracy | | | | future, but it goes beyond that. |
| that's going on off the coast of Somalia as a threat | | | | These pirates have hijacked humanitarian aid and |
| to our national security, it very much is. Our national | | | | food shipments to starving Africans that need that |
| security is threatened when we cannot trade with | | | | food to survive. You see, those terrorist-like groups |
| the rest of the world or they cannot trade with us. | | | | which use their ransom money to buy more |
| Our "economic security" is definitely at stake and | | | | weapons end up destabilizing governments and of |
| your job is at stake too, but also our need for fuels | | | | causing huge humanitarian crisis. Their acts very much |
| so you can drive your car and take your kids to | | | | hurt people. |
| soccer practice is predicated on the ability to get fuel | | | | As this pirate crisis gets getting bigger and bigger |
| for that car. | | | | military intervention will be necessary, and when that |
| Each time a group of pirates hijacks a ship and holds | | | | happens it takes the UN in first world nation militaries |
| it for ransom it increases the cost of shipping | | | | off their game that should be concerned with other |
| products around the world. It also gives money to | | | | important matters. Threats of Piracy in Commercial |
| groups that are terrorist-like or operate as guerrillas | | | | Shipping Lanes threatens National Security, and we |
| against governments. The more money they have, | | | | should all be very alarmed and support military |
| the more weapons they can buy and the more | | | | intervention to prevent it. Please consider this. |
| damage they can do to the shipping industry in the | | | | |