“3 of the 4 pirates killed, the 4th captured, the Captain safe. What more could we want?”
Looks pretty much like we drew a straight flush on this one. Kudos to our servicemen! And, I am very pleasantly surprised that our government allowed our Navy to take out these pirate pukes. I had been saying I thought The Bamster did not have what it took to authorize such an action. He surprised me. Kudos to him, too.
I just read where the captain of the Bainbridge ordered the shooting of the three pirates as he felt Captain Phillips was in mortal danger. He has that authority. Now it very well may be that The Bamster had nothing to do with the decision to take out the pirates. I assume the real story will eventually come out. The main thing is that Captain Phillips is safe and three of the four pirates are taking dirt naps and the fourth is probably singing like a bird to the intelligence folks on the Bainbridge.