Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi has been held by Mexican authorities since March 31 after making a wrong turn at the Mexican border. (Photo via WSVN-TV)
Bet we could get a couple hundred Patriot Guard Riders to even escort the Sargent home.
It shouldn’t be a “humanitarian” release. That’s CYA.
He did everything right, declaring he didn’t want to enter Mexico, and that he just wanted to turn around. Everything was fine until some prick Mexican army colonel decided to go all maximum on him. The tragedy is that once a legal system goes after someone, there’s no governor to damp down the action.
In Mexico, maybe the governor is via the “mordida” (bribe), but this poor guy had no knowledge of it, or how or who to approach for an offer. So the jaws of what they call justice clamped down on him and kept chewing.
For an American citizen who has no Mexican connections, the governor on the system can’t be done by bribe—you don’t know what’s an appropriate amount, or who to offer it to without making things worse. The governor on the system is the US government—the embassy, or even if necessary, a phone call from the President. The forms can be observed, the judge can rule, but justice is supposed to be served.
Our President, however, despises our military (despite his speeches in recent years saying otherwise) even as he finds them useful. He wouldn’t lift a friggin’ finger. FOX gets a lot of credit (Greta Van Sustern in particular) for keeping this alive.
Ya, as soon as they get the payoff.
They were willing to stiff-arm Obama for six months, but Montel Williams got their attention.
Its been said many times before but it bears repeating- we really need to pray for this young man- he has been through so much.
The Mexican government will probably give him a case of Ebola before letting him return.
Too bad he’s not a muslim deserter/collaborator or he would have been home months ago to get his Rose Garden ceremony.