Color me highly skeptical of goldbug Congressman Ron Paul’s call to issue letters of marque and reprisal for American privateers to attack Somali pirates.
Just over 200 years ago, on the “shores of Tripoli,” we used the Marines, not privateers, and the Barbary pirates didn’t have machine guns, rocket-propelled grenades, etc.
So, Goldbug Ron? You first, sir. I’ll even scrape up funding for the boat. And a two-way radio to alert the Somalis you’re coming.
Maybe you can bore them to death with a talk about “fiat currency.”
Either that, or they’ll think you’re going to pay a ransom note with Italian cars.
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April 15, 2009
NO, you first, Ron Paul, on Somali pirates
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