"Americans love a winner and will not tolerate a loser," General Patton famously said.
If you've ever noticed how many New York Yankee fans there are outside New York, you probably realize General Patton was, at least, on to something. Americans do seem to love winners -- and that's one reason that the successful rescue of Captain Richard Phillips has boosted morale; it was an example of America actually doing something against the bad guys.
This is perhaps the best column I have read on the pirate topic. Worth the time to click and read the whole thing.
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