[mrsmith]

"I have seen it stated on FR that the US Congress did declare war on the Barbary Pirates"

In 1815, during Madison's administration, they declared war.
Jefferson just had a resolution.

[Hugin]

In 1815, during Madison's administration, they declared war. Jefferson just had a resolution.

Twelve years after the fact, huh? So I guess we will be declaring war on Iraq pretty soon. Hey, that actually does work out OK, doesn't it?