04/23/2013
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"Does the DOD believe that U.S.-flagged merchant ships are more secure if they are left to manage their security in pirate-infested waters on their own, rather than having embarked military personnel?"
"This is our watch. This is our watch. And if we fail to act, then I am convinced that lives will be lost."
"Should it be updated in light of changed circumstances?"
"I would like to caution us in referring to when President Jefferson sent our Navy over to battle the Barbary pirates, because in order to get out of that situation, we, first off, had someone to negot..."