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		coffeemug 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: U.S. bombs Iranian nuclear sites Thomas Jefferson sent the U.S. navy to fight the Barbary war (in modern Libya) because he refused to pay tribute to protect our trading routes. This quote is simply false. We've had enemies in the Middle East pretty much since the founding of the American republic.

margalabargala 5 months ago | [–]

Where do you think Libya is?

Libya is nowhere near the Middle East. It's not even the Near East. It's in northern Africa.

jordanb 5 months ago | [–]

1) Libya is not in the middle east.

2) This was before our war with Canada and just after our Quasi-war with France.

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