I don't think there's ever an acceptable reason to kill somebody...but they shouldn't of kidnapped him in the first palce

I think so. First, they have taken many more people of different countries hostage than just the U.S. captain.

However, on Yahoo I believe there is an article that says that the killings may cause a surge of piracy.

What about the reprocussions now from the pirates who are seeking revenge?

I don't think that they wanted to kill the pirates, but if they tried other motives and the pirates left them no other choice...

then what they did was the only thing they could do. And the effects of that we will have to face.

but what about the pirates who are noww sweating revenge on the US and French?

www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/a...

i mean swearing revenge

Well, what I do do is try to talk to them first, then turn to violence as a last resort.

But they are also pirates, they attack boats all the time don't they? So they one time they are attacked for being immoral...

gives them the right to hate the U.S. and French for trying to correct their wrong?

the captain is a hostage who is under the eminent threat of death... how else are the soldiers supposed to respond to that?

if someone was threatening me or someone i know like that, i would want them dead. i would take care of them myself if i had to!