The best thing he could do was let the navy handle it, give them the authority they needed, and not use it as an opportunity for grandstanding.
It came off successfully, and thank God for that, and God bless the navy men that carried out the mission. And I’m proud of Captain Phillips, he is a brave man, and I’m proud of his crew who would not let themselves be taken.
You said — The best thing he could do was let the navy handle it, give them the authority they needed, and not use it as an opportunity for grandstanding.
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In that respect, I think Obama did good. The “not talking” about it, was good, too. I know a lot of people were complaining about that, but I think it was appropriate. It kept the pirates off balance and guessing as to what was going on.
The “negotiating” also kept the pirates in the frame of mind that there was going to eventually be something there, even if the talks broke off at a certain point (they may have even thought they could take up the talks again when they got ashore).
And the fact that the life boat was allowed to be *towed* by the U.S. Navy to help out the pirates (... a big LOL!!) was a great idea... :-)
So, yes, this was handled very well...
“The best thing he could do was let the navy handle it, give them the authority they needed, and not use it as an opportunity for grandstanding.”
Or at least remember this is the same military he’s trying to gut.