The situation had come to a point where only a military operation would satisfy the American people
JUST WHAT THE HELL DOES THAT MEAN?
That WE need to show the world that we do not tolerate piracy or negotiate with them.
I don’t think that is what the poster meant....sounded to me more like the poster was lamenting citizen bloodlust versus diplomacy...especially in the context of the paragraph
i could be wrong and often am Cotton.