Yes— well documented is the conversation between Jefferson and his representatives with the muftis in charge of the ransom gathering pirates. Large numbers of US sailors kidnapped and ransomed (and other country’s sailors as well— and these idiots paid the ransom— not Thomas Jefferson or John Adams). It is marvelous to read this history. Opposite sides of the then political spectrum who KNEW the enemy and what to do to get rid of them.
“Opposite sides of the then political spectrum who KNEW the enemy and what to do to get rid of them.”
Yes, Thomas Jefferson acquired a copy of the koran and studied it to learn how to deal with them. He concluded the only way to deal with them was to kill them.
From the Halls of MontezumaTo the shores of Tripoli...
Tripoli refers to the Barbary War.