That's not even the right question.
"Why did it take three trys for the Seals to finally solve the problem Mr. President - it was because you never authorized action wasn't it?" The Captain of the Bainbridge had to take the risk - because you never authorized it - am I right Mr. President...sir?
If you were paying attention to Capt. Phillips first news conference on his return, you would have notice he thanked everyone under the sun except Obama. I’m sure his first question to the Captain of the Bainbridge was why they didn’t shoot the pirates the first time he jumped off the lifeboat. The Captain was most like very frank and open to him resulting in the thank you list.
You said it better than I could.