Will Obama be the first U.S. Prez in 200 years to have to deal with freakin' PIRATES?

[scheming daemons]

The Marine Corp Hymn's most famous line came from fighting the Barbary pirates:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbary_Pirates

....as did the term "Leathernecks".




Now... economic meltdown, two hot wars, and a world in general turmoil aren't enough... he has to go about battling PIRATES?



Arrggghhh.....

[Uncle Joe]

1. Arrggghhh..!!! n/t

[JeanGrey]

2. Pirates have always been around from what I understand.

Just blow them away like they used to.

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

3. There are already American pirates along the gulf coast

they steal boats for the drug trade and illegal immigration

[derby378]

4. Piracy never really died out

The South China Sea is a veritable hotbed of piracy. Has been ever since the Vietnam War. The Chinese government has been busy executing captured pirates who've been raising hell in the area.

With the further deterioration of civil order in Somalia, some fishermen who are hard on their luck have taken up arms, acquired speedboats, and are looking to make a quick buck on the high seas at the expense of innocent tourists, merchants, etc.

[scheming daemons]

7. Yes... but no American president since Madison has had to deal with them...

[Starry Messenger]

5. I guess he better start making nice with Flying Spaghetti Monster!

Pirates are under-represented in Washington. Alaska just booted Captain Stevens after all.

[MichellesBFF]

17. We need pirates!

How else are we going to combat global warming?

[Starry Messenger]

20. Exactly. Somebody gets it.

[WeDidIt]

6. I'm calling you on your claim about the Corps

The Corps was formed on November 10, 1775 and fought in our war for independence.

[scheming daemons]

8. You are correct.... my bad...... BUT!

The Marine Corp Hymn got it's famous line from the Barbary wars:

"From the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli..."


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbary_Wars

[Bucky]

9. USMC was founded before July 4th 1776 - tecnnically they're older than Uncle Sam

[scheming daemons]

10. You are correct... my bad

[Uncle Joe]

13. Yes, November the 10th 1775 in a pub.

They got the name Leathernecks from their high collar uniforms used to resist swords from cutting their throats when engaged in battle.

[Alexander]

11. Maybe he can re-deploy our troops to fight international piracy.

Imagine that, having our military do something useful.

[JimWis]

12. Sounds like a job for our Navy Seals.

[nichomachus]

14. You completely ignore the fact that

Bush and his gang WERE pirates.

[nini]

15. a friend of mine who works on cruise ships told me about pirates a couple years ago..

I thought he was nuts, but here we are. Cruise ships have avoided that area for some due to risks to passengers.

Unbelieveable.

[El Supremo]

16. Well, the USS Constitution is still under commission!

[Phred42]

18. Yes if he decides to

Bush, Cheney, Paulson Greenspan, Rove, Rumsfeld, ..........

[This One]

19. Those are not our ships being hijacked, are they?

[WinkyDink]

21. So therefore, not to worry?? Or care? Or HELP, given our vast Navy?

[RollWithIt]

22. There has never been in a time in the last 200 years that piracy did not exist....

It has never gone away.

[sufrommich]

23. Aye, there'll be swashbucklin'. nt

[Turbineguy]

24. You don't deal with pirates.

You shoot them.

[RagAss]

25. Good training for the Navy and Coast Guard.....Booooop !