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The Right Men For the Job

As we rejoice and marvel at the deft handling of the Somali piracy incident and the Navy SEALS' safe extraction of Captain Phillips, we can be thankful that the new helmsmen of U.S. foreign policy both served on the Senate Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on African Affairs.

No, neither one technically "attended" the subcommittee's meetings on Somali piracy over the last three years... but still, it was on their resumes.  And that presumably gave the pirates pause.  Perhaps just long enough to allow our dastardly military to do the deed.

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The Right Men For the Job

As we rejoice and marvel at the deft handling of the Somali piracy incident and the Navy SEALS' safe extraction of Captain Phillips, we can be thankful that the new helmsmen of U.S. foreign policy both served on the Senate Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on African Affairs.

No, neither one technically "attended" the subcommittee's meetings on Somali piracy over the last three years... but still, it was on their resumes.  And that presumably gave the pirates pause.  Perhaps just long enough to allow our dastardly military to do the deed.