Obama is getting a lot of credit for allowing the navy eliminate some pirates. It sounds to me like he was reluctant, and only gave the navy authority to shoot if they perceived that Capt. Phillips life was in danger. I gather that they guy who really deserves the credit it the Capt of the Bainbridge. But, Obama is in charge so he gets the blame if things go wrong, or the credit if things go well. I'm just left wondering if Obama cleared all of this with all of our allies and the UN? It seems unlikely that he did, but didn't he say that is what he would do during the recent Presidential campaign.