Originally Posted by HigherFlyer
The future leader of a major foreign power is hardly like any other tourist. Special arrangements SHOULD have been made to accomodate/protect such an important visitor. The fact that he was left completely unprotected, is a serious breach of security IN ITSELF! NO protection from the state department? OUTRAGEOUS! They claim to be keeping track of terrorists, yet they can't even keep track of the future king of Spain????
His people screwed the pouch on this one. There are not many state department folks on stand-by at the airports to react to situations like this. Sounds like piss poor planning on their part.