240 years of precedent down the tubes

[ECSNorway]

Rajvik wrote:

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And I did not forget the Barbary Pirate Wars. If anything they are the first demonstrations of this doctrine. We went in and kicked their asses in 1802 and when we turned our back for the war of 1812 we found we had to go back and do it again. The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.

I think what he's pointing out is that for several years before the wars, we did pay them off as they demanded. It was only later that we went 'fuck this, they're never gonna STOP unless we show them they ain't supposed to mess with us!'.
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