“Sayin’ that this is no tourist destination belittles their experiences in the military and their abilities to handle themselves in life threatening situations where folks might be trying to KILL them!”
They are also retirees and targets (national treasures, actually), not James Bond. THAT argument isn’t really valid.
“That’s it! Read a little more carefully will you PUH-LEASE, next time?”
Try decaf.
Bull. Actually I agree about the national treasures part, but they won't need to be 007 to stay safe in the zone of operations. They can go anywhere there's a Forward Support Battalion, Tactical Operations Center or established airhead. Nobody's asking them to pull a patrol! Again the point here is not the risk which is negligible and controllable. Heck even our freaky Prez, his veep and Sec State + numerous congresscritters and Hollywood stars make the same trip every day. Why are you defending this?