Exchange the Ship Captain for three Domestic Enemies: (1)Commissar B.O., (2) Senator DUD (D-CT) and (3) Barney Fwank!
Ask Jimmy Carter.
Call in the UN security council.
Denounce the US for Somali poverty.
Raise taxes on US churches.
Have a die in against Global Warming.
Yes - there are thousands of solutions in Obama’s America. :)
First, get the Navy up close & personal with the pirates - close enough - a few yards - to take them out instantly if the hostage is hurt or killed. The Navy accomplishes nothing by staying too far away for effective action, and with only one hostage the pirates actually have very little bargaining power.
Then tell them that the game is over - they can surrender or be shot where they stand, one by one, and at this range the Navy will NOT miss. The pirates seem to have AK-47’s, and might have RPG’s and pistols, but they do NOT outgun the Navy.
Hell, GIVE THEM the $2 million and then blow them and the money up before then can do anything; then the Treasury can just print some more money, that seems to be their forte these days.