Blast them

Bullies, thugs and depots thrive on weakness. They target the vulnerable and count on intimidation to achieve their nefarious goals.

Knowing this, why do so many insist on dealing with criminals from a position of weakness?

The maritime rules outlawing the arming of merchant ships represents this irrational thinking. These wizards of smart theorize that arming the law-abiding merchant marines would simply encourage the pirates to attack with greater force and risk the crews. So instead, we leave these large cargo ships, representing millions of dollars to the potential pirate unarmed, and when they are captured, kowtowed governments immediately reward this lawless behavior by paying off these thugs.

And then we wonder why they keep doing it.

A few heavy automatic weapons and some grenades, along with the advantage of elevation afforded by a cargo ship would easily thwart an attack from a small pirate vessel. And don’t you think these thugs would think twice if they knew they were likely to get blasted instead of welcomed aboard and rewarded with a few million in ransom money?

I honestly can’t fathom the thinking that capitulates to force believing that the bad guy will just leave us alone if we play nice with him. Anybody that has ever dealt with a bully knows that weakness simply invites continued and ever increasing attack.

Some political pundits display the same lack of logic when it comes to international relations. After North Korea’s saber rattling missile launch, President Obama made a speech about disarming and ridding the world of nuclear weapons.

He's kidding right?

I wish we could live in a world without weapons, but that dream will forever remain naive and dangerous.

Liberals fail to understand the reality of evil in the world. They look at every group and every individual with moral equivalence. They can’t fathom that some people may just possess evil motives and that no amount of understanding or negotiation will thwart them. They will continue to operate until somebody stops them.

Disarming nations make them weak and vulnerable and open to attack. A position of strength ensures peace. Disarming law abiding citizens make them weak and vulnerable and gives the lawless an advantage, because by definition, laws outlawing weapons mean nothing to the lawless. Disarming merchant ships makes them weak and vulnerable and invites teenagers with motorboats to hold hostages and wreck havoc on the high seas.

When the good guys - and yes, good guys exist – place themselves in a position of weakness, they simply invite attack, not peace. It’s happened over and over again throughout history.

But some people never learn.

Mike Adams provides some additional thoughts on this subject.