NOW I UNDERSTAND THE BARBARY COAST PIRATES AFFAIR A LITTLE BETTER...
I HAVE ALWAYS CONSIDERED THAT PART OF EARLY AMERICAN HISTORY TO BE A LITTLE VAGUE. BUT:
FAILED STATE...BIG OCEAN...NO DEFENSIVE CAPABILITY EQUALS PIRACY!
YOU WOULD THINK THAT GLOBAL SATELLITES AND IMAGINING COULD BE USED TO WARN MERCHANT SHIPS OF SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY...?
I MEAN IF WE CAN SEE SOMETHING THE SIZE OF A GRAPEFRUIT IN REMOTE PARTS OF RUSSIA...SURELY A APPROACHING PIRATE SHIP SHOULD BE NO PROBLEM TO SPOT...
AND WHY NOT A FEW WELL ARMED SECURITY GUARDS ON SHIPS... I MEAN YOU DON'T LEAVE A LARGE WAREHOUSE UNGUARDED AT NIGHT... WHY LEAVE A LARGE SHIP DEFENSELESS...?
