AP: "US captain's rescue raises stakes in piracy ops"

An article from the AP this morning speculates whether the rescue operation for Captain Phillips which left three pirates dead has raised the stakes for other hostages held by pirates.

The AP fears that the actions of the French and US Navies over the past week with spark retaliatory strikes by the pirates. Yet when the Navies were using non-violent means to stop the pirates, hijackings and kidnapping continued.

If the two rescue operations are a sign of whats to come from the US and other countries operation in the Gulf of Aden then I think this will be the beginning of the end of piracy in the region.