Reply #26: I think Obama and co are pretty much doing this already.

[Jennicut]

They are sending in bigger ships to intimidate the pirates. Several times I heard on CNN yesterday that the Navy does not want the pirates to get into an actual boat (from the other pirates in the area) and make landfall in Somalia. I doubt they would actually try to do anything as the French tried it not too recently and one hostage died. There may be negotiations while still having a threatening presence of big ships there.