[Austin Willard Wright]

I'm not a historian by any stretch of the imagination, but I can't recall any time in the 1780s that the U.S. surrendered to terrorists.

Yes....and? Please translate.

[Allegra]

You know darn good and well what I’m talking about.

[rightwingintelligentsia]

I'm not a historian by any stretch of the imagination, but I can't recall any time in the 1780s that the U.S. surrendered to terrorists.

I can't either. Here, try this on for size:

Jefferson Versus the Muslim Pirates (by Christopher Hitchens)