President Obama, there is no need for a 21st Century response to the Pirate stand off, just let the SEALs do their job.

A brave merchant ship captain is held captive by Somali pirates as the USS Bainbridge (DDG-96) stands by waiting for orders from higher up. FBI negotiators are involved and General Petraus reports the Navy is sending additional ships in to the area.

I was in the Navy when President Jimmy Carter executed Operation Eagle Claw, the failed attempt to recover hostages in IRAN.
Long story short if then deputy Secretary of State Warren Christopher had listened to the Israeli's and used the right helicopters the raid would more than likely had been successful and eight heroic American Soldiers and Marines would still be alive.

I am concerned about the outcome of the current hostage situation and wonder how long this is going to last while the Obama Administration works "around the clock" according to Joe Biden instead of letting military commanders do their job and go get Captain Phillips.

Extracting a hostage from four poorly trained armed men floating in a lifeboat dead in the water two hundred niles off shore requires a SEAL team of six to eight men and not a huge "flotilla" of ships and the collection of helicopters, airplanes and flying drones that go with it. Sending more Navy ships to the Indian Ocean will drag the situation out and wear more on the nerves of the captors hurting the chances of a successful rescue.

The Navy SEALS are more qualified to bring a successful end to this crisis than any "Obama Biden Hillary" 21st century solution.
President Obama, please get out of the way and let the real American Hero's do what they do best!