There is another reason this is an embarrassment to the Administration—something I pointed out in the FR post that was pulled. This shows extremely poor judgement on the part of both of the Obamas. I am SURE the director of the US Secret Service implored the President not to push ahead with this trip because of the security risks. The First Daughter is a tempting target for the cartels. I was shocked to read the number of SS agents as that is usually classified. Mexico is incredibly violent and the police and military are notoriously corrupt. No matter how much Malia complained, the Obamas should’ve put their foot down. I won’t be surprised if a book comes out in a few years confirming my suspicion that Obama was overriding the advice of the men and women tasked with protecting the lives of him and his family.
This shows extremely poor judgement on the part of both of the Obamas. I am SURE the director of the US Secret Service implored the President not to push ahead with this trip because of the security risks. The First Daughter is a tempting target for the cartels. I was shocked to read the number of SS agents as that is usually classified. Mexico is incredibly violent and the police and military are notoriously corrupt.
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Ditto, ditto, ditto! My thoughts on this exactly. This whole thing only confirms my already-held opinion that Obama is dumb as a post. Even 25 SS agents would not be enough to protect those kids if the cartels decided to lob all their manpower against them, to gain the kids as a bargaining chip. What an incredibly stupid decision, to let those kids go down there right now. Duh.