@H2O MAN,
Whilel you guys were whining about how Obama "was doing nothing" last Thursday, he already authorized the use of deadly force under circumstances .
The military is under the "Commander in Chief", you forget.
The opportunity to control piracy is , as I said, establish shipping lanes and protect ships within them. Get a multinational coalition to patrol the lanes and provide protection for SHIPS, not geography.
Unlike the bankrupt and childlike GOP, I think that the present president has a plan and the ability to handle more than one thing at a time .