He really didn't have another choice. Personally, I'm a little embarassed that 4 pencil necked Somalis with pop guns and drifting in a lifeboat kept a US destroyer at bay as long as they did.

They should have put one between the running lights of the 4th one just to make things simpler. If there is ANY sign of retaliation on their part, we should do a flyby and sink anything in Somalia that looks like it would float.