Re: At least seven killed at Fort Hood
Maybe. But this has created a huge stink (as it should) and Joe Lieberman, with subpoena power, wants to investigate. It will be interesting to see if we learn of the contents of those e-mails with the jihadist imam in Yemen. Those e-mails were kept secret from the Army, which could be their loophole.
But why nothing was done when he went off on a jihadi rant in a room full of doctors beggars the imagination. And I think lots of very important people will agree.
And let's be clear (and I don't mean to imply you've suggested otherwise) our military is full of extremely bright, dedicated officers who are willing to risk their lives for their country. I suspect most of them would be willing to risk somewhat less than their lives to properly deal with a cancer like "Dr." Hasan. This is not like the Queen's Navee in HMS Pinafore, where in order to "rise to the top of the tree," the recommendation was that you "stick close to your desk and never go to sea."
The desire to CYA is universal, to be sure, but I doubt the failure to act on "Dr." Hasan was primarily that. More likely the culture of "diversity" referred to by the chief of staff. And the fact that many officers, even ones actually hearing "Dr." Hasan's rants, found it hard to believe that a brother officer, a professional, could possible believe that nonsense. This is an inexact analogy, of course, but I'm reminded of school kids who hear another student talking nonsense about blowing up or shooting up their school, and they say nothing because of the student/adult code of omerta. That code has relaxed somewhat after Columbine. And the only good that can come of this outrage is that the armed services will more closely watch for jihadist monsters hiding in plain sight.
Maybe. But this has created a huge stink (as it should) and Joe Lieberman, with subpoena power, wants to investigate. It will be interesting to see if we learn of the contents of those e-mails with the jihadist imam in Yemen. Those e-mails were kept secret from the Army, which could be their loophole.
But why nothing was done when he went off on a jihadi rant in a room full of doctors beggars the imagination. And I think lots of very important people will agree.
And let's be clear (and I don't mean to imply you've suggested otherwise) our military is full of extremely bright, dedicated officers who are willing to risk their lives for their country. I suspect most of them would be willing to risk somewhat less than their lives to properly deal with a cancer like "Dr." Hasan. This is not like the Queen's Navee in HMS Pinafore, where in order to "rise to the top of the tree," the recommendation was that you "stick close to your desk and never go to sea."
The desire to CYA is universal, to be sure, but I doubt the failure to act on "Dr." Hasan was primarily that. More likely the culture of "diversity" referred to by the chief of staff. And the fact that many officers, even ones actually hearing "Dr." Hasan's rants, found it hard to believe that a brother officer, a professional, could possible believe that nonsense. This is an inexact analogy, of course, but I'm reminded of school kids who hear another student talking nonsense about blowing up or shooting up their school, and they say nothing because of the student/adult code of omerta. That code has relaxed somewhat after Columbine. And the only good that can come of this outrage is that the armed services will more closely watch for jihadist monsters hiding in plain sight.
