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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (527515)	11/10/2009 12:03:21 PM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1575758

LOL, "divide-n-conquer." Except the Dems aren't doing it. Not that smart or capable.

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (527515)	11/10/2009 12:06:52 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1575758

You may not agree with this guy's take on Hasan but I think he's on to something. People are blaming Hasan's attack on the fact that the military has become too politically correct. However, the way I see the problem is not that the military is too politically correct but rather that they can't distinguish between what is a racist act vs what is simply taking prudent action. If Hasan's crap had been brought to my attention, and I was a military superior, I would have been all over him. He certainly would have been stopped from counseling vets coming back from the wars. In fact, he would have had little contact with anyone until it was clear where his head was at. And if he started screaming racism against Muslims, I would have responded with tough sht. Instead, they put on the kid gloves and promoted him. "Army officials surely were aware that Muslims in the service have complained of taunts and harassment from their fellow soldiers. For moral and practical reasons, the Army must eliminate such discrimination. I've had issues with the way former president George W. Bush did his job, to say the least, but one good thing he did was emphasize that his "war on terrorism" was not a war against Islam, one of the world's great faiths.* That disclaimer rings hollow if Muslims serving in the armed forces are blamed for the crimes of Islamic terrorists and treated as potential traitors to the American cause. But fairness is one thing, foolishness another. Any soldier who seemed as if he might be falling apart -- and it seems that Hasan gave a lot of people that impression -- should have been given more scrutiny. In Hasan's case, a closer look would have revealed his growing religiosity and his feeling that his faith was under assault. That Hasan had worshiped at a Virginia mosque whose spiritual leader was a radical named Anwar al-Aulaqi might also have come to light. The Post reported Monday that Aulaqi, who now lives in Yemen, has posted a message on his Web site calling Hasan a "hero" for what he allegedly did at Fort Hood. Had authorities learned in advance of any link between Hasan and radical Islam -- as opposed to the mainstream Islam practiced by more than a billion people worldwide -- they could have moved immediately to ensure that Hasan could not hurt others or himself. That wouldn't have been an act of bigotry, it would have been an act of prudence, even compassion. How is the Pentagon supposed to tell the difference between reasonable caution and blatant discrimination? There are thousands of Muslims in uniform, serving their country at home and abroad. Ask them." washingtonpost.com

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (527515)	11/10/2009 12:10:58 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1575758

RW, > Just wait and see... the tea party people are not the friends of the Republican Party. LOL, "divide-n-conquer." Whose dividing and conquering? Its the wingers who are doing it to themselves. Apparently NY 23 did not drive the message home. There is something about wingers that can't accept "no" for an answer. How many times have they tried to take the birth certificate issue to court only to see it get turned down? And then they try again.....going to very Republican judges and still get turned down. So they wait a while and try it again. What kind of people are these who keep hitting their heads repeatedly on the proverbial brick wall that refuses to budge?