U.S. ought to send a platoon of Marines to escort Meriam Ibrahim to safety

allenbwest.com ^ | June 24 2014 | LTC Allen B. West

[Steely Tom]

I don’t think we’re still strong enough to do that, Lt. West. Even if the will existed in the chain of command.

[Blood of Tyrants]

They are Christians and Obama could not care less about what happens to Christians.

[Dr. Thorne]

How about a battalion?

[Biggirl]

As I had posted in another thread, as soon as she got out yesterday, they should have gone to South Sudan and left from there to America.

[DaveA37]

Send those marines to Mexico to get our marine back and THEN go get the woman (who is not a U.S. citizen). We need to get our priorities straight.

[Biggirl]

I think somehting is being worked out in the former.

[Gumdrop]

This is an outrage. Three of these people are American Citizens while the other is the spouse of an America. Where is our government? where is the supposed all caring Democrat POTUS? Probably at some golf range, or speaking at a fundraiser, or at a left-wing gathering of anti-American, anti-Christian, Anti-Semitic folks who are on the side of the ‘common man’. NOT!

[jamaksin]

But ... just before that let's go to Mexico and get a certain American being held there.

Heck, let's trade 10, no 20, no no, make that 50K youngsters from southward locations.

[Junk Silver]

“Three of these people are American Citizens while the other is the spouse of an American.”

Any American who has children who travel abroad or might someday travel abroad should be horrified by what is now happening in Sudan. America is no longer strong enough to protect its own citizens. What we are seeing in Sudan, as well as throughout the world is a direct result of Obama and Democrat’s deliberate diminishing of America’s status as a world power.

The Sudanese are laughing at us, and they have plenty of company.

[Don Corleone]

Where are Barack and Michelle on this case?

Barry is next on the Tee and Michelle couldn't be reached as she is on vacation.

[DoodleDawg]

This is blatant disregard for and an affront to an American citizen.

Unfortunately she's not an American citizen.

[reed13k]

Should have been picked up by the ambassador on release, gone immediately to the embassy, and set up a diplomatic flight, the entire time being escorted by part of the embassy marine security detail.

[MortMan]

Her husband, also arrested, is, and I believe their 2 kids have American citizenship as well.

[huldah1776]

MARSOC maybe but not regular Marines.

[dangerdoc]

I’m thinking a division, with armor and air support.

I love the Marines but if you sent a platoon into a hell hole like that, they would end up getting carved up by the women.

[erkelly]

No self-respecting United States Marine would want to be rescued first while the wife of an American citizen languishes in a hell-hole third world prison, who very recently gave birth to her second baby in shackles and did not receive proper medical care, who is now going to be whipped nearly to death and then beheaded for her religious beliefs. Not any of the Marines I have ever known, anyway.

[Vendome]

Send Chuck Norris and be done with it.

I don’t want to take any chances another American life will be lost....

[bravo whiskey]

they should send a division and kill every damned muslim between them and her going in and going out. then do the same for the marine held in mexico. if you can’t tell i am not in a compassionate mood right now.

[Georgia Girl 2]

I’ll second that emotion.