"I don’t like it," said Garcia-Meza. "Why make this an eye-for-eye situation? It’s not our fault that the pirates have enemies. We didn’t shoot them. And we are not one down, because they were never up on our level." Garcia-Meza was the hard-liner of the group. "I think this diplomatic approach was a mistake. You don’t stop thieves by kissing them." He paused. "But I agree that we can’t back out now. Our credibility’s at stake."