But what I’m wondering is this: why, with the huge number of red flags raised by Hasan’s prior behavior and remarks (supporting jihadist suicide bombers, for example), was Hasan still in the military?
Having served in the Army as officer and enlisted for 18 years, I feel qualified to weigh in in these issues. Furthermore, I think anyone with military service will recognize the veracity of my comments:
He was still in the Army because Psychiatrists are expensive and hard to get to join the Army. Short of an event like this, he would be retained indefinitely.
Why was he about to be posted to a war zone, as well?
I’m sure it went something like this:
Med detachment CO: ” We’re having trouble with one of the shrinks. He’s antagonizing soldiers about serving in Iraq and seems to identify with his fellow Muslims. He sez he feels harassed….”
Colonel Dopey: “Yeah, he identifies with Muslims? Well, I know where there are a lot of Muslims for him to identify with. Might do him some good. Might make him stand up in the stirrups, lean forward in the foxhole, ride to the sound of the g–
Med det CO: “Yes, sir…. Thank you, sir….”
“Why was he still practicing psychiatry?”
‘Cuz aside from acute medicine, Army medicine sucks and is full of rejects who could never keep their license in the ‘real world’. It’s not like there is a line of psychiatrists and doctors trying to get in the Army…..
I’d like to know more about what attempts were made by the military to investigate him, what the findings were, and why nothing was done.
They’d better not investigate a Muslim serving on active duty! Colonel Dopey will have their balls for an Equal Opportunity violation! No one was willing to pointlessly throw away their career to investigate Major Jihad and it wouldn’t have done any good anyhow.
Can you imagine the Senate Hearings when Major Jihad goes to his Senator after he gets kicked out of the Army
“just for being a Muslim psychiatrist? Especially ‘in the wake of’ all the PTSD cases from killing Muslim women and children in George Bush’s illegal wars?”
Oh, John Kerry could relive his Glory Days again with that. Can you imagine? With the Don’t ask Don’t tell issue simmering? With numskulls like Hy Rosen looking to crap on the Army for anything anyhow?
Traitor Hasan (that has a ring doesn’t it?) was retained on active duty because the bureaucratic impact of firing him would be worse than anything he might do, including this.
Now because of this act, soldiers won’t be allowed to keep firearms in their homes and will undergo (more) hours of Muslim sensitivity training.[...]
There are still brave and straightforward people in this realm of suicidal PC. Thank you, officer.
