Interesting Observation

So, for all of those who keep saying that Islamic terrorism is in response to American actions, it is interesting to note that the creation of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps was in response to Muslim actions along the Barbary Coast in the late 1700s. The USMC song references this "From the shores of Tripoli..."

This is an interesting video by the late Christopher Hitchens that covers a lot of this...


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