After Jay Carney initially said on Thursday that the White House would not get involved in the issue, President Obama spoke today in the Rose Garden and said ""Obviously,
this is a tragedy. I can only imagine what these parents are going
through. And when I think about this boy, I think about my own kids.
And, you know, I think every parent in America should be able to
understand why it is absolutely imperative that we investigate every
aspect of this and that everybody pulls together -- federal, state and
local -- to figure out exactly how this tragedy happened," Obama said. He added: "But my main message is to the parents of Trayvon Martin. You know, if I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon."
This outpouring of sympathy and emotion was apparently very heart-felt on the part of the President, but I couldn't help but wonder where this desire for justice was when Brian Terry was killed.
In case you don't remember Brian Terry, the following can be found on the Officer Down Memorial Page "Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry was shot and killed near Rio Rico,
Arizona, while attempting to apprehend a group of armed subjects. The
suspects had been preying on illegal immigrants with the intent to rob
them.
Agent Terry and several other agents were attempting to arrest the group when shots were exchanged between the suspects and agents. Agent Terry was struck in the pelvis by a round fired by a suspect armed with an AK-47."\
Agent Terry and several other agents were attempting to arrest the group when shots were exchanged between the suspects and agents. Agent Terry was struck in the pelvis by a round fired by a suspect armed with an AK-47."\
Brian Terry was not unarmed as was Trayvon Martin. Brian was in fact armed with what amounted to a bean bag weapon. The weapons used to kill him however were also supplied by the United States government but they were not 'bean bag' weapons, but rather the far more deadly AK-47. These weapons were provided to Mexican criminals under the failed program refereed to in the media as "Fast and Furious".
Other than demonstratively denying any knowledge of the failed operation on his or Attorney General Eric Holder's part, President Obama has not addressed the death of Brian Terry, let alone said thing as significant as "..it is absolutely imperative that we investigate every
aspect of this and that everybody pulls together -- federal, state and
local -- to figure out exactly how this tragedy happened,"
Neither did the President demand that "we investigate every aspect of this and that everybody pulls together -- federal, state and local --" rather the administration which has touted itself as the most transparent ever has attempted to cover up the event as was reported by Judicial Watch: "The Obama Administration has abruptly sealed court records containing alarming details of how Mexican drug smugglers murdered a U.S. Border patrol agent with a gun connected to a failed federal experiment that allowed firearms to be smuggled into Mexico."
There has also been a noticeable lack of 'celebrities' like Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson making any appearances on behalf of Brian Terry or the Terry family.
You can make the argument that Brian Terry as a Border Agent knew the risks that he was taking - unlike Trayvon Martin. He was certainly not aware however of the fact that his government was supplying his enemies with weapons far superior to the ones that he was carrying to perform his duties.
Perhaps any son that President Obama may have would not look like Brian Terry, but that should not keep him from receiving the same respect and the same desire for justice that is shown towards the death of Trayvon Martin.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/03/23/obama-calls-florida-shooting-death-tragedy-says-his-son-would-look-like-trayvon/#ixzz1q0QRyURM
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