Barak vs. the Pirates

So now a bit of detail has come out on the back story of the Navy's rescue of Captain Philips. Firehand offers commentary here and a link here and here that tell us what was going on behind the scenes. Here is another link and here is the White House's version.

My feeling is that President Obama doesn't understand that sometimes leadership means getting out of the way and letting your people, in this case the military, do their job. In the end, Captain Philips was safe but this incident gives clear indicators of what to expect over the next three and a half years. Welcome to the second Carter Administration