Pirates

As anyone who knows us is aware we love to spend our vacations on the open seas. For one I am very concerned with how open our seas are remaining.

I give Kudos to the Navy and it's Seals for the resolution on the Alabama affair. But before we beat our breasts to hard and pat ourselves on the back too much we need to remember we have not even scratched the surface of the problem.

There are hundreds of people still held for ransoms (that will probably be paid) and just this morning the news is reporting the piracy of four vessels. It seems to me the emphasis is once again money and not the rights of innocent human beings. Thomas Jefferson understood that freedom of the seas was a God given right and correctly stated, "Not one cent for tribute but thousands for defense!" That's a paraphrase as best I remember from my history lessons.

History by the way is something that has been tainted by political correctness.

It is pat time for the words from the Marine Corps Hymn "to the shores of Tripoli" become the battle cry of our elected officials. The world trembled at the Barbary Pirates and paid their tribute but a marine lieutenant and his detachment brought justice to the Barbary Coast. We have lost our direction and while we wait for consensus of the world a few brave and determined patriots stand ready to end the situation. Alas I feel we have lost our will to face wrong with might and instead seek to do what man feels is right. Then that's just my opinion.