The Fort Hood massacre and "diversity"

As the days go by, my anger has increased over the Fort Hood killings by Major Hasan. The attack was bad enough, but many of the responses have been nothing short of insane. People are trying to tiptoe around the issue of religious fanaticism. Here are a few items that I've encountered followed by my reactions.

1. Dr. Phil, noted TV psychologist, was upset on a show the other day when someone brought up the killer's Islamic identity. He trotted out the old routine--the killer was a victim. Of what? Things like deployment, the Army, the stresses of a new kind of terrible war unlike any other we have known.

Are we going to shift blame from the individual to society? Can we afford to wave away all individual responsibility? How is this fighting worse than that endured by others in Vietnam, Korea, World War 2? Is Dr. Phil unable to see evil and hatred when it rears its ugly head?

2. Another excuse, fear of deployment, surfaced in the headline for the New York Times's front-page story: "Told of War Horror, Gunman Feared Deployment." Who was the source for this idea? The perpetrator's cousin.

Are you surprised this paper, which prides itself on liberal leanings, couldn't see Islamic undertones to the killings? Evil is so "old-fashioned" these days, don't you know. Better to shut your eyes and whistle happy tunes. The Christian idea that we are all broken people who lean toward evil just doesn't resonate with this crowd.

3. Maybe the worst reaction of all came from the Army's chief of staff, General George Casey when he was interviewed for a Sunday talk show on television. He was asked about reports that the killer had made
anti-American tirades and had shown other danger signs but hadn't been reported for fear of offense to a Muslim member of the military.
These were speculations, Gen. Casey repeatedly said. We need to be very careful, he explained, "We are a very diverse army." He went on to declare,"This terrible event would be an even greater tragedy if our diversity becomes a casualty."

I am so upset that a high-ranking member of our military has bought into political correctness. Is our Army to be a case study of "diversity," or is it to be a fighting machine?


In case you haven't heard some of the comments made by Hasan, here are a few reported by the media. Read these and decide people are "speculating" or "jumping to conclusions" if they suspect Islamic fanaticism is behind the attack:

1. A British paper reports that Hasan "once gave a lecture to other doctors in which he said non-believers should be beheaded and have boiling oil poured down their throats"

2. He also told colleagues at America's top military hospital that non-Muslims were infidels condemned to hell who should be set on fire. The outburst came during an hour-long talk Hasan, an Army psychiatrist, gave on the Koran in front of dozens of other doctors at Walter Reed Army Medical Centre in Washington DC, where he worked for six years before arriving at Fort Hood in July.

3. Fellow doctors have recounted how they were repeatedly harangued by Hasan about religion and that he openly claimed to be a "Muslim first and American second."

What do I take away from all this? Several things:

1. Our military failed us. The CIA failed us. The FBI failed us. Our entire government failed us.

2. These are the same people who want us to turn over more of our lives to them so they can "protect" us?? I'm thinking health care right now.

3. Political correctness can get you killed.

4. Discrimination can be defended, depending on the situation. For example, I'm all in favor of racial profiling to keep us safe.

5. There is a huge difference in religions. Does anyone worry about an enraged Methodist attacking city hall? An out-of-control Presbyterian? A crazed Baptist, clutching the New Testament?

6. The Bible says there is such a thing as evil, and I see no reason why we should abandon this concept.

7. The liberal idea that all problems can be solved by changing the outside of people has hit a dead end here. Hasan was given a good education, money, a job, and other perks, but his heart was not changed.