well, this ruins the repug talking point about ignoring the pirates

Captain Richard Phillips Freed From Somali Pirates
(Huffington Post)
More from Think Progress:

Before Capt. Richard Phillips was rescued from Somali pirates, President Obama twice authorized the military to use force to rescue him. “Obama first gave permission around 8 p.m. Friday, and upgraded it at 9:20 a.m. Saturday,” expanding the order “to encompass more military personnel and equipment that arrived in the Indian Ocean to engage the pirates.” The AP writes that Obama passed his first national security test.

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And more from Americablog:
Obama passes the initial foreign test
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