Posted on 08/03/2016 10:34:53 AM PDT by drewh
The father of a Muslim American soldier killed in Iraq, whose recent speech gained him international fame, has lashed out at the US Republican Party.
In an interview with Al Jazeera's Mehdi Hasan, the host of UpFront, Khizr Khan condemned the Speaker of the House, Paul Ryan, and Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell, for failing to withdraw their endorsement of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.
"They are being cowards in a moral sense," Khan said.
Asked if top Republicans would eventually withdraw their endorsement for Trump, Khan answered: "It is coming. I assure you ... The moral dilemma in his candidacy is coming full circle."
Khan, whose son Humayun was killed in Iraq in 2004, spoke on the closing night of the Democratic National Convention.
His remarks, especially those criticising Trump, went viral.
"Americans are not going to buy the snake oil he is selling," Khan told Al Jazeera.
The billionaire and former reality television star who hopes to lead the US was "incapable intellectually and mentally" of understanding how he has helped boost recruitment for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) group with his "fear-mongering", Khan said.
During the interview, Khan, who has roots in Pakistan, said that he had opposed the US invasion of Iraq in 2003.
"That was a mistake that has not served American interests well," he said.
"[Hillary Clinton] supported it, but it was the Republican party's starting and doing of the Iraq war," he added. “If I criticise Hillary Clinton on her policies, it is received well. The person who criticises is not condemned."
ISIL recently called Khan's late son an "apostate".
"That [ISIL] is a perverted version of Islam," Khan said. "Islam has nothing to do with this kind of violence".
Just WOW, if the media wasn't in the DNC bag they would pounce on that statement.
This creep is Exhibit “A” for why Muslim immigration needs to be shut down completely.
Today, if not sooner.
Just my opinions, of course.
I want Khan talking all day, everyday. Trump was smart not to drop it.
http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2016/08/02/khizr-khan-constitution-sharia/
if McConnell “pulls his support”....that might just change the momentum back to Trump....which would be awesome at this time!
jesus. isn’t this guy’s 15 minutes of fame over yet?
Keep running your mouth rag-head.
He’s a hater pure and simple.
As Rush said an hour or so ago....apparently Tim Kaine has been dropped from the ticket and replaced by this khan guy!
Asked if top Republicans would eventually withdraw their endorsement for Trump, Khan answered: “It is coming. I assure you ... The moral dilemma in his candidacy is coming full circle.”
MB money talking
A Muslim lecturing us on morality.
Khan called Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell “cowards in the moral sense.” Trumps should say something nice like “When he is right he is right” congratulate Khan for telling the truth this time.
“[Hillary Clinton] supported it, but it was the Republican party’s starting and doing of the Iraq war,” he added. “If I criticise Hillary Clinton on her policies, it is received well. The person who criticises is not condemned.”
Proof that he’s just a Democrat activist.
“This creep is Exhibit “A” for why Muslim immigration needs to be shut down completely.”
There is nothing better than an angry, self-righteous Muslim complaining on the TV every day. It only helps Trump. Khan is being played and he doesn’t even know it. Perfect poster boy.
I’d love to give this guy my piece of mind. Anyone have his telephone number?
Do the name goat humper have a familiar ring?
He said he wanted out of the spot light. Note to Hillary, paying a Muslim skunk isn’t helping you. Which is good news for us.
Lol! He’s “higher energy” than Kaine!
Don’t people see that anyone who disagrees with mr. Khan on any issue must be destroyed? We must have millions of Muslims in this country we must become a Muslim country must accept his viewpoint on everything, other heroic soldiers cannot give their medals to Trump unless he approves of it.
This man is an arrogant scumbag like most Muslim men. And yes women are second-class to them and everyone worldwide knows it.
This ffer is now doubling down on stupid. To Repubs - grow some cohones and tell thus guy to shut up!
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