Obama’s war. Yes, it went on before he came to office, but it’s escalated under his watch.
They’re testing him, as they would have tested any new US President. Give him a chance. He was a bit too hesitant with round one, but we still ended up with all the crew of the US ship fine, and 3 of the 4 pirates dead (with the fourth in our custody and apparently just a kid). The sharpshooters put on a fine show, and for all the public bravado from the pirate leaders (if in fact there’s really any organized leadership) about “revenge”, you can be sure the chatter among the rank and file pirates is about the US Navy SEAL sharpshooters and not about “revenge”.
It escalated within days of Obama’s Appeasement Tour. He showed the world he’s weak.... this should not be a surprise to anyone.... he has emboldened the Muslim pirates.
Meanwhile... he has a new dog, the King loves him and Michelle has her potato patch... so all is well.