Parents of slain Seal Team Six member call for Obama's resignation
Parents of slain Seal Team Six member call for Obama's resignation


Billy and Karen Vaughn lost their only son, Seal Team Six member Aaron Carson Vaughn, in 2011 in Afghanistan when he and 32 others were killed after their helicopter was shot down.
Reacting to the brutal beheading of fellow American James Foley, the photojournalist who was executed on camera by ISIS last month, the Vaughns are calling for President Obama's resignation in light of his "lack of leadership."
The Vaughns wrote a letter on Monday "calling out Mr. Obama's decision to go golfing after holding an important press conference on the Foley video."
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The World Tribune published the letter, which accuses Obama of "bumbling about" in his golf cart, "slapping on a happy face," and "fist-pounding" his buddies while his "cowardly lack of leadership has left a gaping hole — not only in America's security — but the security of the entire globe."
The Vaughns' letter follows the president's admission last week that "We don't have a strategy yet" to deal with ISIS.
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