Primary error: thinking of piracy as Law Enforcement problem rather than a military problem. Everything else devoloved from there, IMO.
“FBI screwup?”
No, USN ROE screwup.
The legal and military aspects of eradicating piracy have been well understood for centuries.
When pirates hoist the black flag (or no flag) they are signing their death warrants - and the death warrants of their families, their ships, and their bases on land.
Bingo.
Leftists SOP: all conflicts are LE conflicts as to involve
as many UN panels ,lawyers ,treaties,ambassadors, and seminars as possible where in most cases a well-placed 7.62 would have sufficed.
Primary error: thinking of piracy as Law Enforcement problem rather than a military problem. Everything else devoloved from there.