Airstrikes

 
Airstrikes have often been used to attack enemies -- and often ineffectively at that -- and they have been mentioned as a way to blast the pirates out of the water, as it were. However, you also risk killing the crew members being held for ransom; since none of them are American, it would cause a diplomatic nightmare. Also, the pirates would most likely reorganize somewhere else. In addition, as those with G.P.S. know, sometimes they can be a little off ...

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