[djf]

“To the shores of Tripoli...”

How come T. Jefferson (and the United States MARINES were able to take care of EXACTLY the same kind of problem TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO and we just kind of waffle and wander and pussyfoot around???

And while I’m ranting, who are these idjits who are out “pleasure boating” in dangerous waters WITHOUT at least a .30-06 and a couple 45’s? FN Tubers!

[Navy Patriot]

That guy Jefferson was a great man, a classic liberal (pretty much the opposite of modern "liberals"), had the courage necessary, and never made the same mistake twice.

The US government disarms US flagged private vessels by law.