But the head in the sand types will insist that George
Washington or Adams signed a Treaty that declares the
United States was never a Christian nation. (Treaty of
Tripoli with it's bogus Article 11-not seen in the Arabic
translation -WHY?) I so agree this war began as Farah suggests before we became a nation. Washington and Adams
believed that appeasement or paying the Islamic Ransom was
the way to go.They pretended to see a "diplomatic" solution.
When one gets more of the behavior that is rewarded. The Muslims base their use of terror and human bondage upon the
teaching of their Holy Books. And America refuses to learn
Anything from either History -or Religion.
Your characterisation of Washington and Adams' response is entirely false.