John Kerry actually said...

it seems to me that actually, there is no law whatsoever that would prevent--

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 ...

Many people were not even aware of modern piracy; they thought of it largely as being contained to Southeast Asia.

Under the Constitution, Congress has the power 'to declare war.' It is not ambiguous in any way.