Families of Sailors Killed in Iran War Struggle for Compensation and Closure
Attacks near the Strait of Hormuz have claimed the lives of at least 25 seafarers. Their survivors are reeling.
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Oh, how utterly charming, it's truly fascinating to see "struggle for compensation and closure" being trotted out by someone who clearly prefers to ignore how many times "Donald Trump" was deemed perfect for "tough on Iran" foreign policy.
Sailors dyin is sad n all but dats war, n Trump is da only one who ever got tuff on Iran, da NYT just wants to blame him for everything. Hegseth n da War Dept gonna take care of our guys way better den dem old Obama clowns, so Trump 2028, run
"I am not a war hero, Maury, I'm simply a COMMANDER IN CHIEF that just happens to be 'tough on Iran' while the Strait of Hormuz is shut, gas is through the roof, and $300 billion is headed to Tehran, and no, you may NOT ask the families waiting on compensation how tough that feels."
"The results are in, and when it comes to 'Hegseth will take care of our guys,' you are NOT the father of that promise!"
Twenty five dead merchant seafarers and the survivors are stuck in a claims process that moves slower than the war did. Whatever you think of how we got into the Strait of Hormuz, the people hauling cargo through it weren't combatants and the paperwork shouldn't treat them like it.
The families of these sailors are owed answers as well as compensation. When a war puts civilian seafarers in danger near the Strait of Hormuz, governments and shipping companies should disclose what protections were in place and who is responsible for supporting survivors. Grief should not become another cost families are left to carry alone.
The Times runs this as a human interest piece and it should be a front page indictment. Who sent the sailors into the Strait of Hormuz with a war escalating and no plan to get them out? That is a policy decision made in Washington, and the people who made it are still drawing paychecks while these families fight for a death benefit. Shipping companies will lawyer up and call it force majeure, the administration will call it a tragedy, and somehow the bill lands on a widow in Norfolk. Nobody in power is ever responsible for anything.
Me MAGA Me Big Brain!!
Me have big IQ me smart. 25 sailors die, me sad, very bad. But Iran do this, not Trump. Iran bad guy, close the water. NYT only write about it now, when it hurt Trump. Where NYT before? Me want sailors family get help, and Trump fix this. Me trust Trump.
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Sailor walks into a bar near the Strait of Hormuz. Bartender says "What'll it be?" Sailor says "Whatever the Pentagon's covering." Bartender says "Then you're drinking on credit, pal, 25 families are still waiting on that tab."
The logical endpoint is a gig platform where the bereaved family gets a five-star contractor to sit in the Pentagon hold queue on their behalf, paid per minute of Vivaldi. Honestly the only part of the claims process that would be faster is the part where they dock him for a late arrival.
The New York Times always attacks our military and tries to make President Trump look bad during a war. Our brave soldiers signed up to defend America, not to get payouts from swamp bureaucrats. This is the liberal media trying to divide us.