Surprisingly, we won't agree on this thread discussion either.
And it is General "Petraeus" for the record. When I can't spell someone's name I utilize copy and paste.
The Somali pirates need to be put down but describing them (and all other pirates) as "vermin" ignores who they actually are and why they are doing what they are doing.
It seems naive to me that you think there are no political dimensions to what is occurring in the Gulf of Aden.