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Sunday, August 07, 2016

Benghazi Widow On Khan: Why Is Your Son's Death More Tragic?

Dorothy Woods, widow of Ty Woods, a Navy SEAL who died in the Benghazi terrorist attack, weighed in on the controversy surrounding the Khans, the Muslim Gold Star parents who spoke at the Democratic National Convention, questioning why “they are more important than the rest of us.”

In an interview on the Hugh Hewitt Show, host Hugh Hewitt asked Woods for her reaction to the “Khan-Trump controversy involving the Gold Star family that are the Khans and Mr. Trump?”

Woods replied, “First and foremost, I would never, ever want to wish a Gold Star status on anyone. But I also truly believe that it should never be used as an excuse or a shield when we hear something, and when I say we collectively, the Gold Star families, when we hear something that we don’t like.”

“The way I see it is no one ever questioned [Captain] Khan’s sacrifice or his service or his death,” Woods continued. “He was rightfully given full military honors, you know, like my family, his family, have lived under the benefit of American citizenship. And the second generation, [Captain] Khan and myself, we’ve chosen to give back. I believe that [Captain] Khan was an American first that day, and that’s very important.”

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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Sit down chick. No one said Khan's death was more important. In fact they were saying the exact opposite; they shouldnt be considered second class just because of their religion or country of origin. She knows this. Just a matter of trying to muddy the waters with a bs argument.

Anonymous said...

Truth. He was only brought to the DNC to be exploited because he is a Muslim.

Anonymous said...

Well Khan?

Anonymous said...

Mother just provided picture perfect definition of "straw man argument: