02-26-2017, 06:55 PM
He said he was also troubled by the attack Trump leveled at Khizr and Ghazala Kahn, an American Muslim family whose Army officer son died in Iraq in 2004. The couple had criticized him at the Democratic National Convention last summer. He also questioned why the president approved the raid a week after taking office.
"I told them I didn't want to make a scene about it, but my conscience wouldn't let me talk to him," Owens told the Herald. "Why at this time did there have to be this stupid mission when it wasn't even barely a week into his administration? Why? For two years prior, there were no boots on the ground in Yemen — everything was missiles and drones — because there was not a target worth one American life. Now, all of a sudden we had to make this grand display?"
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Since there were 7 investigations into the deaths in Benghazi, Trump should support an investigation into these deaths, right? One of his spokespersons said this morning that she thinks he will. We'll see.
I feel very bad for Mr. Owens, just like I do for Patricia Smith, mother of Officer Sean Smith who was killed in Benghazi.
The Republicans and FOX News put Mrs. Smith, who blames Hillary Clinton personally and is highly emotional, front and center as much as possible to call Hillary Clinton a murderer.
I don't know if the Dems will want to do the same with Mr. Owens, but he's much more grounded and articulate in his anger and heartbreak.
"I told them I didn't want to make a scene about it, but my conscience wouldn't let me talk to him," Owens told the Herald. "Why at this time did there have to be this stupid mission when it wasn't even barely a week into his administration? Why? For two years prior, there were no boots on the ground in Yemen — everything was missiles and drones — because there was not a target worth one American life. Now, all of a sudden we had to make this grand display?"
Full story: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/natio...story.html
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Since there were 7 investigations into the deaths in Benghazi, Trump should support an investigation into these deaths, right? One of his spokespersons said this morning that she thinks he will. We'll see.
I feel very bad for Mr. Owens, just like I do for Patricia Smith, mother of Officer Sean Smith who was killed in Benghazi.
The Republicans and FOX News put Mrs. Smith, who blames Hillary Clinton personally and is highly emotional, front and center as much as possible to call Hillary Clinton a murderer.
I don't know if the Dems will want to do the same with Mr. Owens, but he's much more grounded and articulate in his anger and heartbreak.