New York Mayor de Blasio Is Slammed for Weakening City’s Counter-Terrorism Defenses
When Democrat Bill de Blasio campaigned to be Mayor of New York City a year ago, he appealed to local Muslims by pledging to reduce police surveillance of them, ashe did a few months later.
It’s unfortunate that spying is necessary in a free country, but when the government admits enemies in the name of immigration diversity then snooping is needed to keep the public safe.
And why not chill on counter-terrorism, New York voters may have thought during the election. After all, bin Laden was dead and al Qaeda was defeated, according to Obama. It would be safe to have a far left mayor, right?
Jihadis must be amazed at their luck: Obama has opened up America’s southern border so even little kids can break in and Mayor De Blasio has substantially dismantled New York City’s crack counter-terrorism system.
When future ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was released from American custody after four years in an Iraq prison, his parting words were, “See you in New York.”
Now Baghdadi has an enthusiastic army of headchoppers armed with American military equipment, plus a bank balance of a couple billion dollars with an oil field income of $2 million per day. He’s got motivation, resources and a target, making ISIS a serious threat to America in general and New York City in particular. ...