[hedgetrimmer]

The Founding Fathers sent an expeditionary force to fight the Barbary Pirates

No they didn't. The first american expeditionary force was in WWI, the first globalist war.

President Jefferson sent American ships into the Medditeranean after the Pasha of Tripoli declares WAR on us. That is a HUGE difference.

[ejonesie22]

First globalist war...

Sheesh...

Anyways, there was never a formal declaration on either side in the first Barbary war. The Pasha whacked down a US flag and screamed a lot about not getting his payoff. Jefferson sent the navy and informed congress, who told him to order the commanders to take whatever action was necessary...

Sounds familiar...

As far as expeditionary forces, you are right, to a point. The troops sent in in WWI were the first to FORMALLY be called that. The military sent expeditionary forces out all the time. What do you think they sent in to the west after the Indians in their territory. Any force that leaves the borders of the homeland could be defined as such.