Military forces from various countries are patrolling pirate-infested waters off Somalia . `` It 's a symptom of the instability , the poverty , the lawlessness that have plagued Somalia for the past two decades , '' she said , adding that the Bush administration `` does believe that the time has come for the United Nations to consider and authorize a peacekeeping operation . '' Nearly 100 vessels have come under fire in the area , with almost 40 being hijacked . The resolution allows national , regional military forces to chase pirates into Somalia . Comment:
Military forces from various countries are patrolling pirate-infested waters off Somalia . Nearly 100 vessels have come under fire in the area , with almost 40 being hijacked . The resolution allows national , regional military forces to chase pirates into Somalia . Comment: