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To: george76

Yet in 1801-05 Jefferson was able to dispatch the Marines and beat the Barbary pirates without any CIA, NSA or sophisticated electronic intelligence. Go figure.


11 posted on 12/15/2008 3:35:38 PM PST by Upstate NY Guy
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To: Upstate NY Guy

We were a lot less worried about “collateral damage” and “world opinion” back then.


16 posted on 12/15/2008 4:35:24 PM PST by FreedomPoster (Obama: Carter's only chance to avoid going down in history as the worst U.S. president ever.)
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