Airport found legitimate in troop treatment (OAK denies returning troops access to food, bathrooms)

Washington Times ^ | 1/31/08 | Audrey Hudson

[LibWhacker]

By Audrey Hudson - The Oakland International Airport did not break any laws or regulations when it denied 200 Marines and soldiers access to the passenger terminal during a layover last year from Iraq to the troops' home base in Hawaii, the Transportation Department says.

Calvin L. Scovell III, the department's inspector general, blamed the mix-up on security concerns and a communication failure between the Defense Department and the Homeland Security Department.

The contract to allow military layovers at the California airport "did not require that military personnel have access to the airport terminal; it only required that military personnel be allowed to deplane and stretch their legs on stops lasting over one hour," said a report released yesterday to House lawmakers who requested an investigation into the matter.

[MediaMole]

Just because it’s legal doesn’t make it right.

[Mr. Jazzy]

And we expected a different outcome?

No.

[Theophilus]

Homeland Security Department

President Bush's biggest mistake.

[mrsmel]

It hasn’t taken long for that “we support the troops but not the war” hypocrisy to be exposed. It’s only going to get more blatant now that they think they’re about to own the White House.

[AliVeritas]

Legal Opinion?

[mylife]

Well, whats legal and whats moral are 2 different matters

[RobinOfKingston]

Homeland Security Department

President Bush's biggest mistake.

With more than a hatfull of big mistakes, it is hard to tell what is the biggest.

[mtbopfuyn]

Hope more than a few took their frustrations out on the potted plants.

[endthematrix]

RE: The Contract

Does anybody really think somebody knew about and understood The Contract when security denied the troops? When the House called, airport lawyers scrambled to find the grounds after the fact.

[Vision Thing]

When I was at Dallas/Fort Worth International last month, the host of the TGIFs tried valiantly to persuade several uniformed servicemen into the restaurant. I’ve never seen a host of any restaurant-—inside or outside an airport terminal-—do that before.

[mrsmel]

Well, whats legal and whats moral are 2 different matters

That's true, but it's my fervent hope that all these entities figuratively spitting on the troops-Oakland, Berkeley, etc--desperately need them in some capacity in the future, and find themselves at the bottom of the waiting list. Permanently.

[mylife]

Its atrocious behavior to be sure

[chaos_5]

If they had done the same to a Muslim, gay, trans-gender freak, the ACLU would have sued them dry for discrimination.

[PetroniusMaximus]

Herr Dweeb himself. Calvin L. Scovell III

[AliVeritas]

Are you frigging kidding me?

Snip:

Airport officials were concerned that the flight’s ground staff could not provide “an adequate level of escort and control of such a large group of military personnel in or around the terminal area,” the inspector’s report said.

The report also said the Homeland Security and Defense departments have no coordinated policy to conduct security screenings or a communications process to allow the Marines and soldiers in passenger terminals.

[CyberSpartacus]

Ok smarty, what would you do. It’s easy playing armchair quarterback when you don’t need to worry about being sacked.

[rockinqsranch]

I believe this a blatant slap in the face to our Military personnel by the Leftists of the Bay.

Most unfortunate that someone in the Administration hadn’t the foresight to create protocol for such matters as it is understood the SF/Oak area would be precisely the locale of some form of insult/protest against our Military.

“The contract to allow military layovers at the California airport “did not require that military personnel have access to the airport terminal; it only required that military personnel be allowed to deplane and stretch their legs on stops lasting over one hour,” said a report released yesterday to House lawmakers who requested an investigation into the matter.”

That statement is to be expected from the likes of the Leftist scumbags reasoning their lack of decency, respect, and commonsense through their mucus drowned Leftist brain cells.

[VeniVidiVici]

Oh, well that’s ok then! Good for Oakland. If taking leak wasn’t in the contract well screw ‘em. /s

*I* will fly into San Jose next time. Oakland can kiss my ass.

[papasmurf]

“Airport officials were concerned that the flight’s ground staff could not provide “an adequate level of escort and control of such a large group of military personnel in or around the terminal area,” the inspector’s report said.”

Well, I’m not all that smart, but, gee, groups of ten at time, or? would’ve worked, ya’ think?

...getting sacked, yeah, right.