Cossacks respond to the Turkish sultan's demand they surrender. They laugh about the insults they are sending back. This scene is about 3 by 5 inches, and is based on two paintings by the Ukrainian painter Repin.
Posted on 05/10/2011 8:08:50 PM PDT by jazusamo
Send out bait ships and kill every pirate that bites. This is not a complicated problem.
Jefferson was very strong on trying to do something aggressive. Congress was timid. He spent a lot of effort trying to get European countries to unite in concerted action against the Barbary Pirates. Not much success. Now that Obama’s street cred is up with the Osama success, perhaps he can get better cooperation than Jefferson did.
Cossacks respond to the Turkish sultan's demand they surrender. They laugh about the insults they are sending back. This scene is about 3 by 5 inches, and is based on two paintings by the Ukrainian painter Repin.
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