Sad. There were a few who complained about the lack of contingency plans. People who know better.
Such a plan would have required the French government to seal off and secure 60 road miles many hours before the trip. At least a 1/4 of which is in densely populated Paris and its western suburbs.
The US and French security services would have had to search and secure the proposed route before the SS would even consider signing off on the trip.
The notion that they could have just rounded up a motorcade and provided adequate security at the drop of a hat is absurd.
The logistics of setting up such a plan in advance on the off chance the weather was bad enough to cause the Marines and SS to nix the helicopter flight is just ridiculous.
Sad. There were a few who complained about the lack of contingency plans. People who know better.
Such a plan would have required the French government to seal off and secure 60 road miles many hours before the trip. At least a 1/4 of which is in densely populated Paris and its western suburbs.
The US and French security services would have had to search and secure the proposed route before the SS would even consider signing off on the trip.
The notion that they could have just rounded up a motorcade and provided adequate security at the drop of a hat is absurd.
The logistics of setting up such a plan in advance on the off chance the weather was bad enough to cause the Marines and SS to nix the helicopter flight is just ridiculous.