Its right and proper to go after the pirates. Its a mistake to ask the UN for permission.
We didn’t elect them. We don’t owe them even a tip of our hat.
This is what happens when you leave a vacuum that terrorists can fill. We took Afghanistan away from them, but left them Somalia. Afghanistan didn't have a sea-coast. Somalia is right at our oil jugular.
I'm sure the IBD folks define this time as the period leading up to 1/20/2009. After that, appeasement and weakness are back in town.
If I was Rahm Emmanuel I’d be whispering in Obama’s ear that this would be the perfect opportunity to proactively demonstrate presidential ‘nads and not wait for the world’s bullies to “test him.”
The Somali pirates do not have state sponsorship, nor do they have a dedicated cheering section in the international leftist peanut gallery. Just about every country on earth (including the Iranians, Russians, Chinese, etc. who have also been massively inconvenienced by them) would be pleased to see them get a good thumping.
Never mind seeking UN blessing, just do it—like Our Bill “did” the Serbians in ‘99—without asking anyone’s permission, a democrat president can get away with that, after all.
The Chinese would call this “killing the chicken to scare the monkeys”.
Following that up with a single JDAM on Robert Mugabe’s villa would be another low-cost, low-risk way of proving his macho to the lowlifes that the Big “O” is no “kick me” sign-wearing Jimmah. Again, with the world’s tacit approval.
Not a sermon, just a thought...
Screw the UN. The President should ask the Congress for permission...then give them hell.