Dad of KIA Navy SEAL refuses to meet with Trump.

[lpbk2713]

Article: https://www.stripes.com/news/us/father-of-dead-navy-seal-wants-investigation-refused-to-meet-trump-at-ceremony-1.456055


Chief Special Warfare Officer William "Ryan" Owens was killed on an intel gathering op aimed at acquiring information on potential al-Qaida attacks against the U.S. and its allies. Mr Owens thinks the mission was poorly planned and ordered to be executed in haste one week after Trump took office. The father was at Dover AFB to meet his son's casket the same time Trump was. He told the chaplain he didn't want to speak with Trump.


"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."

[3catwoman3]

1. No CinC who was in his/her right mind...

...would launch any kind of military operation that was not an emergency less than 2 weeks into the administration. Totally incompetent and inexcusable.

Good on the dad for declining to meet with pRezident Trumplethinskin.

[Fred Sanders]

2. Not to mention the mission was a failure, killing scores of women and children without regard to

the danger of that very thing happening.....which is actually an international war crime.

[Cha]

4. I know.. he's smart.

[Barack_America]

3. Wow. Good for him.

He should not have lost his son in that raid.

[bdamomma]

6. the whole incident

was a crime.

[Cha]

8. Yes.. I'm so sad for his dad.. family. :(

Link to tweet

[oasis]

5. Far beyond Bengazi. (eom)

[Cha]

7. Here's a tweet pic of the sweetheart.. :(

Link to tweet

[oasis]

9. He and his son are both heroes in my book.

Thanks for the pic, Cha.

[Cha]

10. I know.

You're welcome, oasis.

[JudyM]

11. Beautiful, touching picture, thanks for posting.

(lump in throat)

[Cha]

12. I know what you mean

about the lump, Judy