Paris Terror Attack Makes Clear Growing Threat To President And Presidential Candidates!

My new book on Presidential assassinations and threats has pointed out the constant and growing danger of assassination threats to our Presidents, including Barack Obama, and my recent op-ed in THE HILL on October 22 drew attention to the growing threat to Presidential candidates, with Donald Trump and Dr. Benjamin Carson now, after much delay, receiving Secret Service protection.  Hillary Clinton, as former First Lady, automatically receives such protection.

As I have pointed out, all Presidential candidates deserve at least some protection, with those doing better in attracting crowds and gaining in public opinion polls having more protection, which would now include Bernie Sanders, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, and Jeb Bush at the least.

The idea that the French President, Francois Hollande, was in danger at the soccer stadium at the time of the Paris terror attack last night, and had to be whisked out is alarming, and all Western European leaders, as well as those from Canada, Australia and the US are going to need  heightened protection in this age of terrorism gone overseas from the Middle East to the rest of the civilized world.

The western world is faced with a crisis that Pope Francis has called World War III, but without organized governments engaged in the terrorism, presenting a massive challenge as these terrorists are willing to commit suicide to achieve their goals, unlike the former Soviet Union, which was a constant threat during the Cold War, but also had leadership that wished to win, rather than sacrifice their lives.

So as a result, it was possible over time to overcome the Soviet threat, but in this age of terrorism, it is hard to see a resolution of this crisis no matter what the strategy is that is adopted.

We live in the most crucial time since World War II, and we need statesmanship and courage to meet the challenge!

9 comments on “Paris Terror Attack Makes Clear Growing Threat To President And Presidential Candidates!

  1. Ariel Leis November 17, 2015 3:01 pm

    During the debate Bernie Sanders said:
    “I would argue that the disastrous invasion of Iraq, something that I strongly opposed, has unraveled the region completely, and led to the rise of al-Qaeda and to ISIS.”
    That a U.S. senator, let alone a man running for president of the United States, believes that the American invasion of Iraq led to the rise of al-Qaeda should automatically disqualify him from serious consideration by voters. It is an example of how many on the left twist reality to force-fit it into their ideology.
    For the benefit of those too young to recall 9/11 — and who probably haven’t been told in school that Muslims assaulted America in the name of Islam that day — it was al-Qaeda that attacked America. In other words, al-Qaeda, founded in 1988, preceded the American invasion of Iraq by 15 years.

  2. Ariel Leis November 17, 2015 3:35 pm

    Islam is not only a religion but most importantly a political movement.

  3. Princess Leia November 17, 2015 3:44 pm

    Thanks for that excellent post Former Republican.

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