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Right you are:

USS Constitution was one of six frigates authorized for construction by an act of Congress in 1794. The USS Constitution, a 44-gun U.S. Navy frigate was built to fight Barbary pirates off the coast of Tripoli. Launched in Boston Harbor October 21, 1797. In August 1803 USS Constitution set out to the Mediterranean as the Flagship of the Third Mediterranean Squadron commanded by Edward Preble.

Several other ships were built expressly to project American power into the Med. The cost of tribute to the Tripolitans (moslems) was huge and they were insatiable in their demands. The moslem pirates were killing a lot of U.S. commerce to Europe.

It’s interesting that the State Department shut down our land war against them moslems after a decisive route at Derne! The Battle of Derne was the first land battle of the United States on foreign soil after the American Revolutionary War. It was the decisive action of the First Barbary War. Eaton was furious over what he called a ‘sell-out’ between Consul Lear and the bey.

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It’s interesting that the State Department shut down our land war against them moslems after a decisive route at Derne! The Battle of Derne was the first land battle of the United States on foreign soil after the American Revolutionary War. It was the decisive action of the First Barbary War. Eaton was furious over what he called a ‘sell-out’ between Consul Lear and the bey.

In other words, the State Department has always worked against American interests.