Former U.S. Army Lt. Col. Ralph Peters, no stranger to controversial comments, blasted President Barack Obama on Monday for failing to appear at Sunday’s anti-terrorism rally in Paris, saying that Obama “chose the side of the terrorists.” Peters made the comments on the Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom” during an interview with Martha MacCallum.
Obama blamed his lack of attendance on the inability to make security arrangements quickly enough — an excuse Peters demolished in about three seconds, pointing out that Carla Bruni, the wife of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, was marching in the second row of the demonstration behind 40 world leaders.
“(W)e have a president that doesn’t have the guts of a French actress,” Peters said. “My God, it’s amazing, Martha.”
Peters mentioned that previous comments of his regarding the president had gotten him in trouble, but he didn’t seem ready to back down.
“I’ve been in hot…