http://www.thepoliticalinsider.com/congressman-standing-obama-risking-career-sgt-tahmooressi/This Congressman Is Standing Up to Obama, Risking His Career for Sgt. Tahmooressi
Author: EditorPosted: August 28, 2014
There have been legal efforts and countless demonstrations to support U.S., Marine Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi (including a campaign started by Oliver North), but Andrew is still wrongly held in a filthy Mexican jail. He has been there for five long months, and President Barack Obama refuses to call the Mexican President and demand his release.
His mother says Andrew is in good spirits, but it is unreasonable for America to allow an active duty Marine to remain in a foreign jail.
Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) explained in a recent Breitbart editorial just how our Golfer-in-Chief President Obama has apparently been too “busy” to help a soldier who needs his help:
In past months, President Obama has found enough time to respond to the proposed deportation of Justin Bieber, talk up the White House beer recipe and offer insights into a wide variety of topics that are comparatively insignificant. His own online petition page collected more than the 120,000 signatures, thereby requiring a response from the White House. But Obama has yet to utter a single word on behalf of Tahmooressi.
As a combat Marine, Andrew saved lives on at least two occasions and survived a roadside bomb blast that destroyed his vehicle and injured himself and others. His promotion to Sergeant came meritoriously and either on the battlefield or off, his commitment to his fellow Marines was unbreakable. In every sense, Andrew was a top-notch.
The alleged crime by no means presents any real shock value: Andrew entered Mexico with three legally owned firearms. He did not conceal the weapons or attempt to mislead Mexican border officials, who happened to deny his initial request to turn around. They confiscated his firearms and the rest of his possessions. That night and into the next day, he endured a period of detention that exceeded the permissible limits, and he was denied the appropriate translation services.
The accusation was that Andrew was trafficking weapons but the facts support a far different version of events. The night he was arrested, Andrew was visiting friends near the border area. He was relatively new to San Diego, California, seeking treatment for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder at the recommendation and instance of friends who lived in the region, which is home to some of the best treatment and care facilities in the country. For area residents, some of whom have lived in San Diego their entire lives, the border is a complicated place, day or night, and wrong turns are quite common.
Hunter concludes:
A Marine of Andrew’s caliber deserves more from his government. By now, the President and his Administration probably won’t make a difference in Andrew’s case but out of respect to our veterans and our military, the President should try to make an effort at least. Andrew is owed that much from the Commander in Chief he courageously served as U.S. Marine.
Why Obama was OK with illegally releasing five high level terrorists in exchange for a captured AWOL soldier, but won’t support Andrew is anyone’s guess. But American patriots must continue to speak up and bring attention to this important cause. It is time to free our Marine!
Rep. Duncan Hunter ✔ @Rep_Hunter
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If #Obama can free a soldier from across the globe, why hasn’t he made a phone call for a former Marine being held across the border?
12:42 PM - 4 Jun 2014
Rep. Duncan Hunter ✔ @Rep_Hunter
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Don’t leave Tahmooressi behind, Mr. President. http://tinyurl.com/p22d9z5
12:52 PM - 19 Aug 2014
