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pirates to Yemen or neighboring Arab countries.A considerably larger number of pirate boats were sunk in 2009 when NATO warships resorted to extreme measures more often. However, that response is unlikely to reduce the number of pirate attacks.
The only military solution to the problem is a large-scale operation against the pirates" main coastal bases, which requires the use of much larger groups of forces.
But since piracy is a highly lucrative business and there is a long line of hungry Somalians wishing to become pirates, the problem can only be resolved by normalizing the situation in Somalia. The country needs a functioning economy that would dramatically reduce the number of people willing to take up piracy as a career.
This would take several years to accomplish and would cost much more than the current fight against pirates, or even the ransom some countries prefer to pay them for ships seized.