John Kerry actually said...

In the long term, the best way to eliminate piracy and extremism in and around Somalia is to help establish stability, the rule of law, and ...

These attacks have claimed innocent lives and they've imposed a very significant financial cost on companies engaged in shipping.

I would make the point, Senator Kerry, that many people would argue that the President could do, anyway, some of the things that are listed ...

The President is Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, while Congress has the power to declare war.