Your characterisation of Washington and Adams' response is entirely false.
Neither Washington ,NOR Adams supported a War against the
Barbary Pirates. They opted for payment of reparations/Ransom. Jefferson wrote to John Adams from Paris
July 11,1786 giving his opine concerning War on Barbary.
President Jefferson's First Annual Message ,Dec.8,1804 spoke of "I sent a small squadron of frigates into the
Mediteranian... with orders to protect our commerce against the threatened attack." Are we to believe the historic
record left by Jefferson - or the speculation that those who
disagree with you are "revisionist"?