We now have enough oil in America that we don't need Middle Eastern oil. As for the argument that Yemen is left to itself - well, they want to be a sovereign nation, let them be. If their pirates mess with a US flagged carrier, blast their heads off. If it is the carrier of another nation that receives the taxes on the boat, let them deal with it.
If we don't get paid for it, we shouldn't be responsible for it. Originally Posted by DSK
This has gone beyond oil. That has always been the leftist excuse for dealing with the Middle East, the oil. The Muslim terrorists are coming this way and it is not about oil. That is 20th century thinking. We have fewer available carriers now than we did 20 years ago (I assume you mean AIRCRAFT carrier). We have already lost ships to priracy because we refuse to act. A frigate or destroyer could easily deal with pirate ship and as for a base, just like in the early 19th century we just send in the marines and a MARG. That is, if we had leader that didn't have his head up his ass.