Maersk Captain Saved by Navy Seals

From the Wall Street Journal:

U.S. Navy Seal sharpshooters brought a five-day hostage standoff to an abrupt end Sunday with a hail of bullets that killed three pirates holding the captain of an American-flagged cargo ship.

The Navy acted after concluding Capt. Richard Phillips was in "imminent danger," said Vice Adm. William E. Gortney, commander of naval forces in the Middle East.

I haven't lately had reason to write positively about our President but I will today. President Obama handled this exactly as it should have been handled and gave the commanders on the ground the correct latitude to do their jobs. And they did it in true United States Navy form.

Good job Mr President. And congratulations to a job well done to the Navy. We send our best wishes with pride and respect as always.

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