If the pirates get to shore with the American hostage - he fails.
If a ransom is paid to secure the hostage - he fails.
If the hostage is killed - he fails.
If pirates fire on our Navy vessels and escape death - he fails.
If any pirates achieve prisoner status - he fails.
If he refuses to authorize killing every pirate is sight - He fails.
The ONLY way the Dalai Bama comes out of this with a passing grade - is after the hostages are all safely recovered and every freaking pirate on the sea is dead and their home ports are reduced to a single layer of smoldering rubble.
This is the outcome and the solution to the problem the world is waiting for....
Anything less is failure.
There is a huge chance Obama WILL fail this test - as Biden predicted, and our Republic will be hastened on it's journey to banana republic status.
See link at post #31.
If the pirates get to shore with the American hostage - America fails.
If a ransom is paid to secure the hostage -America fails.
If the hostage is killed - America fails.
If pirates fire on our Navy vessels and escape death - America fails.
If any pirates achieve prisoner status - America fails.
If he refuses to authorize killing every pirate in sight - America fails.
Oh, I think that "closet" adjective was surrendered last week. No need to guess any more.