[AtomicLabMonkey]

Well, personally I would argue that they are not terrorists; their motivation is money, plain and simple. Shipping lines have been regularly paying them ransom for years now when they jack ships, so to the pirates it's just a business. Terrorism on the other hand is violence by non-state actors to achieve political goals. This has nothing to do with politics.

And the piracy "bubble" is far from being burst. The only way it will stop is if the boats they send out of port are regularly sunk, or if they are attacked and dispersed on land. Or some combination of the two. The shipping lines have been very reticent about putting armed security teams on their ships, even when this problem has been going on for years. They'd apparently rather just pay ransom for the small percentage of ships that get jacked, as an additional cost of doing business.

Those guys got what they deserved, though. Very impressive action by the SEALs, especially from a floating platform where a small deck pitch could throw off your shot by feet.