“Regardless of the circumstances, we still get an American soldier back if he’s held in captivity. Period. Full stop.”

I hope.

. . . the State Department said Secretary of State John Kerry brought up the case on his recent diplomatic trip to Mexico City.

“We’ve been very engaged. We’ll continue to press the case,” said State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki.

The FORMER MARINE was counseled by his lawyer to lie to the judge (big mistake, no matter where). And he crossed the border repeatedly before the time he was arrested.

He is no longer in the service, and this is a criminal case.

There is like zero parallels here. Well, except that it's become a political football in the US, while law enforcement quietly moves on in Baja.

Not a war. Not active duty. Criminal charge. Etc.

They are not smart, therefore they will.

...the more every active-duty and veteran service member is gonna think, "Do I want these fuckers in charge when I get captured in enemy territory? I DON'T THINK SO."

Keep it up, GOPpies.

encouragingly,
Bright

Look it up.

Thanks for the thread, bigtree.