But back to your objection. Not that I'm a fan of overseas force projection, but in the case of pirates, to the extent that they hurt international trade, they are hurting OUR international trade. And that would be motive enough to take them out of action. Ever since the Barbary Pirates needed to be quelled.
"The other navies do not have the capability of significant power projection."
That is my point! They need to step up.
But back to your objection. Not that I'm a fan of overseas force projection, but in the case of pirates, to the extent that they hurt international trade, they are hurting OUR international trade. And that would be motive enough to take them out of action. Ever since the Barbary Pirates needed to be quelled.
The practical fact is that they can't afford it.