Já antes disso os marines americanos tinham avançado sobre a cidade costeira de Derna, Líbia, no decurso da Guerra de Tripoli (1801–1805). Lembrem-se do primeiro verso do hino do USMC:
"From the halls of Montezuma, to the shores of Tripoli"
Não tem nada a ver...uma coisa é querer espalhar o bem pelo mundo, outra coisa é responder perante a ataques constantes de piratas contra a marinha mercante americana. Também houve guerras estúpidas nessa altura (como a de 1812), mas esta contra os berbéres foi causada por actos de pirataria contra navios mercantes, sem haver algum tipo de interacção antes (ao contrário do ataque terrorista 11/9). Uma situação semelhante acontece hoje no estreito de Malaca.
E o argumento apresentado por Woodrow Wilson ao Congresso para a declaração de guerra à Alemanha, em 6 de Abril de 1917 ?
Um pequeno extracto:
" On the third of February last I officially laid before you the extraordinary announcement of the Imperial German Government that on and after the first day of February it was its purpose to put aside all restraints of law or of humanity and use its submarines to sink every vessel that sought to approach either the ports of Great Britain and Ireland or the western coasts of Europe or any of the ports controlled by the enemies of Germany within the Mediterranean. That had seemed to be the object of the German submarine warfare earlier in the war, but since April of last year the Imperial Government had somewhat restrained the commanders of its undersea craft in conformity with its promise then given to us that passenger boats should not be sunk and that due warning would be given to all other vessels which its submarines might seek to destroy, when no resistance was offered or escape attempted, and care taken that their crews were given at least a fair chance to save their lives in their open boats. The precautions taken were meager and haphazard enough, as was proved in distressing instance after instance in the progress of the cruel and unmanly business, but a certain degree of restraint was observed. The new policy has swept every restriction aside. Vessels of every kind, whatever their flag, their character, their cargo, their destination, their errand, have been ruthlessly sent to the bottom without warning and without thought of help or mercy for those on board, the vessels of friendly neutrals along with those of belligerents."
Passados 112 anos, o argumento era o mesmo, os intervenientes e o
modus operandi outro.................
Mas nada que não surpreenda....desde o tempo do Wilson que eles são danados para a brincadeira e para espalhar sangue, ups perdão, democracia, pelo mundo..
As palavras são suas, o raciocínio é seu, caro
Marauder Mas chega de off-topic...............