Americans are the most tolerant, generous to a fault, and trusting people on the planet. We are inclusive, we welcome other cultures in our midst, and we respect other people's religious views and traditions. At some point, in our effort to be politically correct, or everything to all people, we are losing our identity, our culture, our borders, our language, our national identity, and our soverignty. We disprespectfully trample and burn our cherished flag, we reject our Christmas traditions,our Christian roots, we allow evil individuals to prevail in the courts, we give rights to prisoners of war, and we condemn dissent as something alien that should be squashed. Now we are losing our safety, our freedom, control over our bodies, and over our own children. The only things left are our own thoughts - WWII prisoners used to irritate their German guards by singing the song, "Die Gedanken sind frei," "thoughts are free." We are attacked from all directions, outside and inside of our borders. The enemy is no longer just at the gate, the enemy is within. How are we going to respond? Are we going to lose the last vestige of our humanity, our thoughts, and become drones to political correctness?

It is not Islamaphobia if they really are trying to kill you.

I agree full heartedly with Brian. They are trying to kill us so why waste time being politicaly correct. Islam hates us and our nations existance only makes them angrier.

This was not "domestic terrorism". Maj Hasan is a traitor who should be tried for treason. Terrorists attack targets that are not legitimate military objectives -- We are still at war.

Conservatives recognize the threat posed by genocidal Islamists. Liberals (socialists) do not. Liberals are thus unfit for command. But just like Sept. 11, many (most?) Americans did not learn a damn thing.

I can be charged with hate crimes in many places simply for speaking Catholic teachings.

Yet this person is 'disturbed'.

'Yet don't some of you call yourselves soldiers of Christ?'

This will be the spin.

God rest America

For 500pts: T/F The SRC is considered a medical facility according to the law of land warfare.

T/F A military medical professional would be aware of the status of a medical facility under the law of land warfare.

T/F The civilian casualties at Fort Hood were valid military targets.

Let us know if you still want to play.

In any event, everyone knows the law always accords with truth, justice, and the American way.

The point is legality and reality increasingly diverge. It is difficult to navigate in a world where compasses only exist 'if I say so'

Excellent, well said it seems our leaders have determined this is acceptable losses. As opposed to being accused of profiling someone to prevent these things from happening. We don't want to be to proactive. We can be just reactive after innocent Americans are murder, and talk a bunch of nonsence.

Dr Hanson is again right on!

Thanks for his insights.

This is why there should be mandatory weapons training and more people carrying concealed weapons.

We require our children to attend drivers ed, we should require them to attend Hand Gun and Long Gun classes.

They can then apply to carry or not as they decide.

Cars kill more people than guns, yet you don't hear the liberals screaming to take cars off the roads...

A huge group of unarmed people - a target rich environment. Just like church in the country (except those ignoring CCW laws). We are a country of slow learners.

Why do we keep using the term allegedly when it is know for a fact that he shot and killed 13 people 12 soldiers and a civilian one of whom was pregnant so the death tole is actually 14 plus wounding 30 others. There is no question about the fact that he did this so using the word allegedly is being a weasel about it. Yes he is supposed to be presumed innocent until proven guilty but the facts speak for themselves. Lets call a spade a spade and call a murderer a murderer.

Was Nidal Hasan an Obama appointee/advisor?

As listed on page 29 of the Homeland Security Institute report, he was an advisor to Obama's Homeland Security team. Yup, his name is there! Bet you won't hear anything about this on the media. But you can Google it. Is it any wonder then that the administration did not want "anyone to jump to any conclusions", my guess is he (they) already knew. So why put a man with a sub par record in a base which deploys to a war to treat the minds of those involved? What is the current suicide rate for return vets? Why can we not get real shrinks where they are needed most? If war is truly HELL then do we not truly need the best of the best of them...no matter the cost!? I feel that is worth putting into a reformed health care package.