For well over a month, the
Obama administration and Congress have left a U.S. Marine Sergeant and war hero
to suffer in a Mexican jail, all because he made a wrong turn and accidentally
entered Mexico.
We must force Congress to
bring this Marine home!
The
Following is From ConservativeDaily.com
Dear Conservative,
U.S. Marine Sergeant Andrew
Tahmooressi is still imprisoned in a Mexican jail, all because he made a wrong
turn on the way to a VA hospital and accidentally entered Mexico with his legally purchased and registered firearms.
His plight while confined
within the Tijuana jail is absolutely heartbreaking. He has been beaten,
stripped naked, and chained to a bed for so long that when he actually tried to
stand up, he actually couldn't physically do it! He has been stabbed by
inmates, assaulted, and because the situation was too much to bear, Sgt.
Tahmooressi allegedly even tried to commit suicide while chained naked to his
bed.
I don't condone suicide, but
can you really blame him? He faces decades, if not life, in prison all because
he accidentally made a wrong turn and accidentally brought his legal firearms
into Mexico. Hell, Eric Holder brought thousands of guns into Mexico illegally, and he got a commendation for it! This is
a man who served his country and now feels that his country has abandoned him
in his time of need...
Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi is a
war hero who served two tours in Afghanistan over four years. I’m not using that term “hero” lightly,
either. While serving, he saved eight Marines from the Taliban, and in a
separate incident, he saved a Marine who was bleeding to death after stepping
on an IED. The man is a bonafide hero; however the State Department still
refuses to intervene on his behalf! Obama is releasing thousands of illegal
immigrant criminals from prison, but he won't even fight to free one U.S.
Marine from a Mexican jail! We must bring this Marine home!
Sgt. Tahmooressi isn't being
treated like an inmate... He is being treated like a POW! In addition to the
physical abuse that this soldier has received, the jail wouldn't even let him
speak with a lawyer to prepare for his case because there allegedly wasn't a
pen or paper in the entire prison for them to use! Even for Mexican
prison-standards, this treatment is absolutely barbaric!
This week, Andrew
Tahmooressi was supposed to have his first hearing before the Mexican judicial
system. That hearing has been postponed to June 4 because Sgt. Tahmooressi
fired his attorney. It is absolutely imperative that we get him released before
then!
The whole case is being used
by the Mexican government for political posturing. While the Mexican government
has no problem with its own citizens illegally entering the United States, they are planning on making an example of Sgt.
Tahmooressi. He will serve as the poster-child of what happens to
"Gringos" when they break Mexican law and smuggle firearms into the
country. Andrew Tahmooressi is a war hero who has no criminal record. While he
undoubtedly broke Mexican law by bringing guns into the country, he was
arrested while trying to LEAVE Mexico! He wasn't caught committing a crime nor is he part
of a cartel. Yet, the Mexican government has decided to make an example of
him...
It really is ludicrous! With
the amount of guns that are deliberately trafficked into Mexico on a daily basis, to drop the full weight of the
government on someone who made an honest mistake is completely shameful!
There are 'weapons' at the United States' disposal that can pressure the Mexicans to release
our Marine. We can impose sanctions on our Southern neighbor, cut off military
aid, and suspend all joint training exercises. Or, how about we subject Mexican
police/military to the same inhumane treatment when they illegally enter the US with their weapons?! Yep, every few weeks Mexican
forces are caught illegally
operating in U.S. soil, but we let it slide.
Whichever tool Congress uses
to help free Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi, they must act now before it is too late!
For all the speeches they deliver, speaking of the importance of Memorial Day
and "not leaving anyone behind," it is time to turn those words into
actions!
Bring back our Marine!
Sincerely,
Joe Otto
Conservative Daily
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