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The Forgotten War that Changed American History
americanthinker.com ^
| 6/22/2017
| Janet Levy
Posted on 06/22/2017 8:18:04 AM PDT by rktman
In the late 1700s, the newly independent republic of the United States was continually beset by piracy at sea from four Muslim Barbary Coast states: Algiers, Tunis, Tripoli, and Morocco. The U.S., with limited military resources and staggering debts from the War for Independence, sought to establish secure routes for international commerce to spur rapid economic growth needed to build the emerging country. Yet the U.S. faced constant Ottoman attacks on its merchant ships. American and European ships venturing into the region routinely faced capture of crewmembers, who risked being held as slaves until hefty ransoms were paid. The persistent Barbary pirate raids created a major crisis for a new nation that could not afford to either suffer from economic isolation or pay the exorbitant tributes demanded by the pirates.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: marines; mooselimbs
Hmmm. Juat a reminder that this ain't the first rodeo with these assclowns. Do ya think maybe that's why Tripoli is in the Marine Corps Hymn? LOL!
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posted on
06/22/2017 8:18:05 AM PDT
by
rktman
To: rktman
Cultural memory is always a powerful and constant weapon...
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posted on
06/22/2017 8:23:39 AM PDT
by
publius911
(Less Tweets More Golf! it works!!!)
To: rktman
Islam understands strength and exploits weakness. It is a lesson not to be underestimated.
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posted on
06/22/2017 8:27:32 AM PDT
by
ealgeone
To: rktman
Great Post!
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posted on
06/22/2017 8:29:40 AM PDT
by
Fiddlstix
(Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
To: rktman
I’m sure this book is or will be banned/black-listed in most university history departments in America.
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posted on
06/22/2017 8:32:53 AM PDT
by
samtheman
(FAIL = FAIL Always Involves Liberalism)
To: rktman
1400 years of war with these assclowns.
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posted on
06/22/2017 9:04:23 AM PDT
by
Sequoyah101
(It feels like we have exchanged our dreams for survival. We just have a few days that don't suck.)
To: rktman
Well Old Ironsides is still in commission
Tell the Marines to get on board
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posted on
06/22/2017 9:28:59 AM PDT
by
uncbob
To: rktman
Basically the US saved Europe from another dark age previously caused by islamic barbarism cutting off trade routes to the far East. Sadly China is not helping much asking to do negociation with Talebans
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posted on
06/22/2017 9:32:55 AM PDT
by
JudgemAll
(Democrats Fed. job-security Whorocracy & hate:hypocrites must be gay like us or be tested/crucifiedc)
To: rktman
The musslums haven't changed a bit.
FAE them all to Hades!
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posted on
06/22/2017 9:37:37 AM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country.)
To: publius911
Liberals forget that the Turk Ottoman had waged an “open border” policy so as to promote their colonizing the mid east and North Africa.
Still to this day the Turks sponsor terrorists like the Muslim Brotherhood as a response to losing this footing for taxes of passage. The arab muslims will be quicker to blame French or British colonialism instead of the Ottoman
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posted on
06/22/2017 9:46:28 AM PDT
by
JudgemAll
(Democrats Fed. job-security Whorocracy & hate:hypocrites must be gay like us or be tested/crucifiedc)
To: rktman
Enemy islamist retrobate Keith Ellison took his “oath” of office on the two volume quran that Jefferson utilized to understand the warped minds of the Barbary pirates.
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posted on
06/22/2017 9:57:52 AM PDT
by
onedoug
To: JudgemAll
And now they’re being greeted with open arms and free stuff. Euroidiots.
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posted on
06/22/2017 10:11:29 AM PDT
by
rktman
(Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
To: rktman
From the book "The End of Barbary Terror" by Frederick C. Leiner:
The war was over and Decatur was leaving the Mediterranean on October 5,1815 on the Frigate US Guerriere. His lookouts spotted a number of ships making their way on a converging course. It was the Algerine navy. He was unsure if the Algerines would respect the treaty their Dey had signed three months before.
Decatur ordered the ship cleared for action. The gun crews opened the gun ports, rolled the mammoth 24 pounders back, took out the tampons, primed the guns, loaded them with round shot, and stood ready to open fire. The Algerines formed their ships into two parallel lines of battle, nearer and nearer came the Algerine ships; They would pass the Guerriere downwind at point blank range.
As they drew near, the accepted hail of the day of "what ship?" which was proper greeting, the call came over the water from the Rais's was "where are you going?", which was none of the Rais business and was considered rather discourteous between naval officers. Decatur answered immediately in the same tone, "Where I please!", and sailed on.
To: VicVanleeuwenhoek
Trump has that Decatur attitude!
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