[cynwoody]

For starters, they have NOT been here since this nation's inseption !

No, but they have been bothering us since then. They are the reason the USN and the USMC (in particular) were created.

http://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Jefferson-Tripoli-Pirates-Forgotten/dp/1611764823

[nopardons]

That, of course if true and factual.