> Democrats Alleging That Blowing Up Venezuelan Drug Boats is an Unlawful Order.

The Marines’ Hymn starts with these lines:

“From the Halls of Montezuma
To the shores of Tripoli…”

Do you know what that second line means?

It refers to the War with the Barbary Pirates.

The Barbary Pirates were a raiding group of true pirates who captured American and European ships off of the North African coast, stole the ships and cargo, and enslaved or ransomed the crews. The pirates were generally under the control of the Ottoman Tripolitania, and many were true privateers: i.e., civilian ships and civilian crews causing great harm to American interests.

So President Thomas Jefferson sent the Navy and the Marine Corps to North Africa to blow those private ships and crews the hell out of the water.

Tommy J. didn’t have Predator drones like Trump is using to blow narcoterrorists out of the water who are trying to slaughter hundreds of thousands of Americans with fentanyl, but Tommy did have some kick-ass Marines to blow pirates out of the water who were enslaving American citizens.  Right on the shores of Tripoli.

Hence the song.

But Democrats are too stupid to know what that means.

‘Murica.  Blowing up civilian ships since 1801, all to protect America.

So how about it, you lobotomite Democrats?

Were Tommy J.’s orders lawful or unlawful?

We all know the answer, even though you won’t admit it.  Lawful.

Just like Trump’s lawful preservation of American lives from the scourge of fentanyl.

Learn a little history, you Democrat goons.

Now go write the Marines’ Hymn 5,000 times on the blackboard until you learn your lesson.