Take advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness; travel by unexpected routes and strike him where he has taken no precautions. -- Sun Tzu (circa 544-496 BC) The Art of War
From the halls of Montezuma
To the shores of Tripoli;
We fight our country's battles
In the air, on land and sea....
--USMC Hymn
Nearly a thousand years after Islamists attacked Rome and desecrated the Tomb of St. Peter (846 AD) America got its turn at bat against Muslims during the 1st Barbary War (1801-1805). Fighting Muslims overseas no doubt helped to build the very fabric of our nation -- thanks for the leg up, Islam.