Somali pirates

In previous commentaries, I have criticized President Obama for adopting many of the war-on-terror tactics, like renditioning and wiretapping, that he condemned President Bush for deploying. However, my criticism stemmed not from his (sensible and pragmatic) adoption of these tactics, but from his cynical attempts to pretend otherwise. Now he’s further undermining his credibility by making this patently disingenuous declaration of war on piracy. After… Read more.