Shooting at Fort Hood, TX

[goodhart]

^^^ Yes, but everything in the military has a process. It's not just about making an opinion, its knowing how things operate in the military and knowing that the military operates much different from any other civilian business, corporation, etc. If the military DID actually stop allowing muslims to enlist, the process would take years and years of different hoops to jump through, not to mention it would take a huge majority of politicians just to get the ball rolling.

[TheBlizzard]

You don't have to be in the military to have an opinion on who should be allowed in or not, it seems as if there is a huge variety of opinions, both from current/X military and from ones who have never been in at all.

I have not been in the military and do not 100% know the process, therefore I would not speak of something that I do not know about, however, my opinion still stands; I really think due to the current state of our country we need to be more careful about who we let fight for our country.

And if there are signs of someone posing a potential threat to our country and it's soldiers they need to be detained and questioned; no matter their race or religious background. There are just too many politics involved in situations like what just happened, which is why this guy wasn't stopped. Nobody wanted to be the person who called out a "Muslim" for suspicious activity, because if they were wrong the repercussions would be too harsh.

[Halon]

Absolutely correct. That is part of America. You can have zero first hand experience with anything, zero knowledge about anythign, yet you still have the right to have your opinion, and also express it.

I'm going to express my opinion now. Spanish food fuckin blows and I need to come home and have some Outback or something good. Although Spain does have the best Ham (jamon) in the world, but a man can only eat so much of that over 5 weeks.

[1ViciousGSX]

Halon, just because I and others haven't been in the military doesn't mean we can't use common sense about the issue and say that the liberal way about things is 100% the right way to go about it, because it's not the right way to go about doing it. I assume you are in the military? If so, then tell us how the United States military, the FBI and your fellow soldiers can justify knowing about this guy (his beliefs and actions) and not do or say anything about him? If you are in the military, how do you feel knowing that 12 of your fellow soldiers were gunned down and 30+ others injured by this extremist (who was one of your brothers in arms) while stationed at a home base where you should feel the safest? I don't think any of them ever expected to be shot and/or killed by one of your/their own.

I'm glad to see that everybody has taken a little breath and calmed down in this thread. I hate politics as much as the next guy/gal, but we all have to respect each others opinions, even as much as we might disagree on them.

[Mntc]

I knew the guy from mn that was there went to school with him pretty sad left behind 3 kids and a wife

[tpunx99GSX]

Project2g, i still am waiting for a call from your recruiter, so that i can tell them you like men, then they will kick you out. They still dont allow gays right?

Maybe ill tell them you lied and your a woman.... THEY ALLOW WOMEN NOW????

What the hell is the military coming to. I thought they were only allowed to admit blonde haired blue eyed white men with german descent?

All joking aside, I loved the comment about only muslims go to war over religion. Like chistianity has no blood on its hands. Erase religion and live in peace. Peace be with you, and also with you... lol

[scheides]

[Kracka]

LOL wow. Thats hilarious...and from Scheides of all people!

Its real too b/c I just tried it.

[1ViciousGSX]

My answer is:

All of the above!!!