If the Americans were killed during negotiations, then Obama will say our negotiators acted "stupidly".
Has Obama already claimed he "inherited" this pirate problem?
U.S. forces responded to gunfire aboard the yacht Quest at approximately 1 a.m. Tuesday, but discovered all four hostages had been shot by their captors. Despite steps to provide life-saving care, all four hostages died of their wounds.
Then this
The yacht Quest was hijacked on Friday off the coast of Oman and U.S. forces had been closely monitoring the vessel.
So what does closely monitoring mean?
US forces didn't approach until they heard gunfire? - that apparently didn't emit from some of their guns?