AP: Pirate Crisis Could Help Obama’s Image On National Security The Associated Press speculates that President Obama’s behind-the-scenes handling of the Somali pirates hostage crisis could potentially pay off politically. “For Obama, the benefits were instantly clear: an American life saved and a major victory notched against an increasingly worrisome scourge of the seas off the Horn of Africa,” the AP says.
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