Maritime Pirates

Pirates have hijacked a Saudi oil tanker, according to a report on CNN.com. The report says the tanker was attacked more than 450 nautical miles southeast of Mombasa, Kenya. The East African coast has seen 95 incidents involving pirates. Many of the stolen ships are taken to ports in Somalia, a wore-torn country ruled by lawless violence.

The pirate attacks make passage through the Suez Canal a dicey prospect. Warships from the U.S., the UK and Russia are patrolling the Indian Ocean, but that is not enough. Why aren't we doing more? Instead of wasting time in Iraq, we should be going after these pirates to put them out of the world's misery.