Threats

 

Marine Hymn

From the Halls of Montezuma
To the Shores of Tripoli;
We fight our country's battles
In the air, on land and sea;
First to fight for right and freedom.
And to keep our honor clean; 
We are proud to claim the title  of
United States Marine.

So where are the shores of Tripoli anyway?

In 1805, Marine Lieutenant Presley O’Bannon and eight Marines led a force of mercenaries on a 500-mile trek across the desert. Their surprise attack on the city of Derna, on “the shores of Tripoli,” helped bring an end to the Barbary Wars. It had been the custom of the rulers of the Barbary Coast to seize ships, their crew, their cargo, and their passengers, by piracy, and ransom them to the owners and the countries of those ships. If you paid those rulers a tribute in advance, they would promise not to pirate your ships. “Nice little ship you have there. It would be a shame if anything happened to it.”  A battle has a beginning and an end. The threat of a battle is forever. The US would not negotiate with terrorists and their threats. “Millions for defense and not a cent for tribute.”  Thank you, Marines but what do expect from "Semper Fi", "Forever faithful". 1805! Now THAT is originalism!