CSPAN2 Key Capitol Hill Hearings May 12, 2014
Lowest names you can think of. Which they did. He was a very honorable man, and he hated that his name was being used in a way that wasnt being honorable to he or his family. The United States government and all governments frown upon this because, okay, youre disturbing their ability to fight a war, youre also disturbing their commerce. And semmes countered with that. He said he was doing nothing that hadnt been done before, especially by the United States. During the war of 1812 and especially during the american revolution. We didnt have a fleet during the american revolution. And there wer...
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