Ripping 70-year-old GOP nominee real estate tycoon Donald Trump for criticizing Khizr Khan, the father of fallen Iraq War soldier Humayan Khan, the mainstream media doesn’t question exploiting a military family for political purposes. When Khan got up on stage July 28 on the last night of the Democratic National Convention, it showed a cheap shot by the Hillary campaign. Using a fallen warrior’s parents to denounce Trump showed the extent to which Hillary would go to discredit the iconic New York real estate developer. Khazir Khan told the convention audience before Hillary’s big speech, that Trump has “sacrificed nothing,” not like his family for burying his young Army captain son. Hillary put Khazir on stage to humiliate Trump calling for an outright ban on all Muslims. Trump’s since modified to his call to ban un-vetted Syrian refugees.
Interviewed by the New York Times Maureen Dowd, Trump said, “I’d like to hear his wife say something,” prompting the media to go after Trump. Khan has a poignant story of his son losing his life in Iraq but it’s beyond inappropriate to exploit his family’s story for political theater. Speaking on ABC, Khazir insisted Trump has “sacrificed nothing,” suggesting that any other American that hasn’t lost a son-or-daughter in battle can’t possibly know the meaning of “sacrifice.” More people in the country haven’t lost children in combat, leaving Khazir’s argument falling flat. Its’ one thing to tell his son’s story, it’s still another to rip Trump as unpatriotic. “Who wrote that? Did Hillary’s scriptwriter write that,” asked Trump.” “I think I’ve made a lot of sacrifices. I work, very, very hard,” said Trump, falling into Hillary’s trap. Had Trump pointed Hillary exploiting a fallen soldier, he’d be better off.
Khazir, a Harvard trained attorney, pulled out all the stops to embarrass Trump. “This is a time for all Americans to stand with the Khans, and with all the families whose children have died in service to our country,” said Hillary, not admitting that all the death, destruction and terrorism could have been avoided had former President George W. Bush decided to not invade Iraq March 20, 2003. Hillary, as Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) pointed out, could have avoided her so-called “mistake” of backing the Oct. 11, 2002 Iraq War Resolution, causing 4,497 U.S. deaths, like Khan’s son Humayan. Using Khazir to lambaste Trump for political gain goes beyond the pale for the Hillary campaign. “And this is a time to honor the sacrifice of Captain Khan and all the fallen. Captain Khan and his family represent the best of America, and we salute them,” said Hillary sticking it to Trump.
When Khazir realizes he was exploited by Hillary for the one purpose of discrediting her opponent, he’ll regret using his son’s name to further Hillary’s presidential ambitions. Giving Hillary a free pass on exploiting a dead U.S. solider shows the media bias against Trump. Trump had every right to question of motives of Khazir to use his son to make a political statement. When you consider Hillary backed the Iraq War, then decided Aug. 24, 2011 to topple Libyan dictator Col Muammar Gaddafi, it’s not unreasonable for some to hold her accountable for Amb. Chris Stevens and three other American’s deaths in Benghazi, Libya Sept. 11, 2012. Forget about whether she could have beefed up Benghazi’s security. She backed toppling Gaddafi that created another power vacuum, creating the terrorism and anarchy that eventually led to the attack on Benghazi.
Getting Khazir to denounce Trump’s Muslim ban made good theater at the DNC convention but doesn’t explain why the U.S. should relocate thousands of Syrian refugees representing a clear-and-present danger to U.S. national security. Hillary’ acceptance speech hit Trump with everything but the kitchen sink, including an attack by former four-star Iraq General John Allen. Allen insisted Trump wasn’t ready for commander in chief, knowing Hillary backed the Iraq War, toppling Gaddafi and now wants to topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, pitting the U.S. and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Whether it Khazir’s or Allen’s denunciation, it doesn’t raise questions about Hillary’s judgment. Trump’s been consistent saying he opposed the Iraq War, toppling Gaddafi and Hillary’s plan for Damascus regime change. Hillary’s track record at the State Department left the Mideast in more chaos.
Exploiting a fallen Muslim soldier for political gain, Hillary gave Trump a glimpse of how low she’ll go to win the presidency. Parading Khazir on liberal Sunday morning talk shows like CNN and CNBC also shows how the media is stacked against Trump. Once Khazir became a political operative for Hillary, he and his son’s memory are fair game in an increasingly brutal political campaign. Instead of ripping Trump for disrespecting a fallen Muslim soldier, the media should be questioning the propriety of scoring political points with U.S. war-dead. Trump has every right to question the sincerity and political motives of anyone hiding behind the Hillary campaign to make political hay. No matter how awkward Trump’s initial proposed Muslim ban on, he’s clarified his position to focus on Mideast refugees seeking to relocate to the U.S. without proper vetting.
