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Where are the real populists (Tea partiers) now?
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<blockquote data-quote="scratch" data-source="post: 688014" data-attributes="member: 1674"><p>Everybody seems to have forgotten about the Barbary Pirates. The states of Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli used the Koran as an excuse to attack American merchant ships after our American Revolution. Before our ships were safe by flying the British flag before the Revolution and the French flag during it. Our young government actually tried to pay tribute in 1784 to keep this from happening, with John Adams and Thomas Jefferson acting as ambassadors. The amount was more than we could pay, so this lead to several battles. Our new Navy and Marine Corps saw its first actions fought there. So it sounds to me that we were attacked first.................</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="scratch, post: 688014, member: 1674"] Everybody seems to have forgotten about the Barbary Pirates. The states of Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli used the Koran as an excuse to attack American merchant ships after our American Revolution. Before our ships were safe by flying the British flag before the Revolution and the French flag during it. Our young government actually tried to pay tribute in 1784 to keep this from happening, with John Adams and Thomas Jefferson acting as ambassadors. The amount was more than we could pay, so this lead to several battles. Our new Navy and Marine Corps saw its first actions fought there. So it sounds to me that we were attacked first................. [/QUOTE]
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