Former top Navy SEAL who oversaw the Osama bin Laden raid says the US is 'under attack from the president'

#WilliamMcRaven True leaders know that they have a duty beyond holding a powerful position. “The retired US Navy Adm. William McRaven, a Navy SEAL who oversaw the raid that took out al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in 2011, gave a bleak assessment of President Donald Trump and alleged the commander in chief was gutting the country of the “nation’s principles.” In his fiercest condemnation against the president yet, McRaven recounted in a New York Times opinion column a military ceremony he recently attended at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, where he reflected upon the thousands of US service members who marched on the parade field before him. McRaven pointed out what he said were examples of the US neglecting its duty to be the “the protectors of the less fortunate” — including Trump’s recent decision to withdraw troops from Syria as Turkish-backed militants wage war against the once US-backed Kurdish militia. McRaven added that Trump “is wrong” to think empathy is “unimportant” or shows “weakness.”” (ab) http://ow.ly/SmWk50wTyPo
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