Frustrating

My thoughts on the Virginia piracy ruling is up on the USNI Blog.

I think Congress, and even the President to some degree, can legitimately be criticized for the legal mess we find ourselves in regarding these piracy cases. These incidents happened well after the MV Maersk Alabama incident - so no one on Capitol Hill has any excuses for not taking action to shore up the laws relating to piracy in preparation for these types of cases.