It seems like our Failure President, Barack Obama is more worried about his golf game then about one of our own U.S. Marine's. If only he were being held in Guantanamo Bay, would then Obama have him released.
Shortly after the Obama administration illegally exchanged five prisoners for army deserter Bowe Bergdahl, a young marine was imprisoned in Mexico. Marine Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi accidentally took a wrong turn at the border, and was detained for having firearms in the back of his truck. He has been sitting in a Mexican President ever since.
Following his arrest, the American people encouraged Obama to take action the way he did for Bergdahl. A petition called “Demand Release of U.S.M.C. Sgt. Tahmooressi Suffering with PTSD from Mexico Imprisonment” circulated and surpassed the 100,000 signatures which required a response from the president.
The petition was filed in May, a month after Tahmooressi was arrested. 134,935 Americans invested their hope that the president would step up to the plate. And although they have taken their sweet time, they have finally responded.
Unfortunately, their response is extraordinarily lackluster:
The U.S. State Department continues to provide extensive consular assistance to Mr. Tahmooressi, and will do so until his case is resolved. As in all cases when a U.S. citizen is arrested overseas, our goal is to see that Mr. Tahmooressi is treated fairly during the judicial process with the hope that he can receive the support, both emotional and medical, that he may require now and at the conclusion of the proceedings.
Mexico is one of the United States’ most important partners. We have close economic and cultural ties, and we work closely with them on numerous sensitive issues. While we will not go into detail about our private diplomatic discussions on this case, U.S. officials, including Secretary of State John Kerry, have spoken to Mexican officials at the highest levels regarding Mr. Tahmooressi’s case.
Mexican authorities have been very willing to engage on this issue. They have provided prompt and continued consular access and visitations. As a result, the State Department has been able to provide regular updates on Mr. Tahmooressi’s condition to his family, Members of Congress, and the press.
We respect the rule of law and expect the judicial process of sovereign nations to protect other U.S. citizens who might find themselves in similar circumstances in the future. We will continue to monitor the case and work with the Mexican authorities as this case proceeds through the Mexican judicial system. We continue to urge the Mexican authorities to process this case expeditiously.
What do you think? Is this just another example of the administration’s hypocrisy?
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