OT - Killings at Fort Hood

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Originally Posted by jester

Me thinks it is probably retribution as the military is good at that sending folks they dislike to unpleasant jobs. And did they know but did nothing, well that is also common in the military especialy among the officer corps. No one wants to speak upyou never rock the boat.


Passing the buck transfering him to another command and making him someone else's problem is also often.

Sage observations. Few get promoted by making waves. No one wants bad news on his Officer Evaluation Report. It's a shame that the inevitable outcome of a desire to avoid being seen as a troublemaker is a disaster like this one.

Originally Posted by jester

By itsself no not an issue, but with all of the stuff put together then yes it could be an issue.

We can't allow the exercise of Constitutional rights to be part of a formula by which we identify problems. Anti-American sentiments and other problematic behaviors must be taken by themselves and not factored in with faith. When we start suspecting Americans of crimes based on their faith or using faith as a multiplier to justify suspicions, we undermine the very principles which set us apart from the people we're fighting.

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