She has since clarified that she did not apply to sponsor Abdullah Kurdi and his family, but her other brother, Mohammed, and that the application was rejected for being incomplete. Somehow this relevant fact has gotten lost in all the outrage at how supposedly callous the Canadian Government is for refusing their non-existent application.
As tragic as the death of two toddlers and their mother is, particularly in so horrible a fashion, Canada is not to blame. Abdullah Kurdi made a poor choice to put his family in danger by crossing open water on an overloaded boat, whose captain abandoned them to fend for themselves when the water got rough.
And THAT'S the real answer. What kind of father puts his children in jeopardy like that? Were there ISIS gunmen standing on the beach behind them?
HE's responsible. Those little boys trusted their father. HE failed them.
I would NEVER put my son at risk like that.