Posted on 11/19/2009 12:44:12 PM PST by ladyL
Statement from Ret Lt Col Allen West
The following is a statement released by Retired Lt. Col. Allen West
Thank you for your service Colonel West.
This past Thursday 13 American Soldiers were killed and another 30 wounded at a horrific mass shooting at US Army installation, Ft Hood Texas. As I watched in horror and then anger I recalled my two years of final service in the Army as a Battalion Commander at Ft Hood, 2002-2004.
My wife and two daughters were stunned at the incident having lived on the post in family housing.
A military installation, whether it is Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine, or Coast Guard, is supposed to be a safe sanctuary for our Warriors and their families. It is intended to provide a home whereby our “Band of Brothers and Sisters” can find solace and bond beyond just the foxhole but as family units.
A military installation is supposed to be a place where our Warriors train for war, to serve and protect our Nation.
On Thursday, 5 November 2009 Ft Hood became a part of the battlefield in the war against Islamic totalitarianism and state sponsored terrorism.
There may be those who feel threatened by my words and would even recommend they not be uttered. To those individuals I say step aside because now is not the time for cowardice. Our Country has become so paralyzed by political correctness that we have allowed a vile and determined enemy to breach what should be the safest place in America, an Army post.
We have become so politically correct that our media is more concerned about the stress of the shooter, Major Nidal Malik Hasan. The misplaced benevolence intending to portray him as a victim is despicable. The fact that there are some who have now created an entire new classification called; “pre-virtual vicarious Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)” is unconscionable.
This is not a “man caused disaster”. It is what it is, an Islamic jihadist attack.
We have seen this before in 2003 when a SGT Hasan of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) threw hand grenades and opened fire into his Commanding Officer’s tent in Kuwait. We have seen the foiled attempt of Albanian Muslims who sought to attack Ft Dix, NJ. Recently we saw a young convert to Islam named Carlos Bledsoe travel to Yemen, receive terrorist training, and return to gun down two US Soldiers at a Little Rock, Arkansas Army recruiting station. We thwarted another Islamic terrorist plot in North Carolina which had US Marine Corps Base, Quantico as a target.
What have we done with all these prevalent trends? Nothing.
What we see are recalcitrant leaders who are refusing to confront the issue, Islamic terrorist infiltration into America, and possibly further into our Armed Services. Instead we have a multiculturalism and diversity syndrome on steroids.
Major Hasan should have never been transferred to Ft Hood, matter of fact he should have been Chaptered from the Army. His previous statements, poor evaluation reports, and the fact that the FBI had him under investigation for jihadist website posting should have been proof positive.
However, what we have is a typical liberal approach to find a victim, not the 13 and 30 Soldiers and Civilian, but rather the poor shooter. A shooter who we are told was a great American, who loved the Army and serving his Nation and the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) stating that his actions had nothing to do with religious belief.
We know that Major Hasan deliberately planned this episode; he did give away his possessions. He stood atop a table in the confined space of the Soldier Readiness Center shouting “Allahu Akhbar”, same chant as the 9-11 terrorists and those we fight against overseas in the Iraq and Afghanistan theaters of operation.
No one in leadership seems willing to sound the alarm for the American people; they are therefore complicit in any future attacks. Our Congress should suspend the insidious action to vote on a preposterous and unconstitutional healthcare bill and resolve the issue of “protecting the American people”.
The recent incidents in Dearborn Michigan, Boston Massachusetts, Dallas Texas, and Chicago Illinois should bear witness to the fact that we have an Islamic terrorism issue in America. And don’t have CAIR call me and try to issue a vanilla press statement; they are an illegitimate terrorist associated organization which should be disbanded.
We have Saudi Arabia funding close to 80% of the mosques in the United States, one right here in South Florida, Pompano Beach. Are we building churches and synagogues in Saudi Arabia? Are “Kaffirs” and “Infidels” allowed travel to Mecca?
So much for peaceful coexistence.
Saudi Arabia is sponsoring radical Imams who enter into our prisons and convert young men into a virulent Wahabbist ideology….one resulting in four individuals wanting to destroy synagogues in New York with plastic explosives. Thank God the explosives were dummy. They are sponsoring textbooks which present Islamic centric revisionist history in our schools.
We must recognize that there is an urgent need to separate the theo-political radical Islamic ideology out of our American society. We must begin to demand surveillance of suspected Imams and mosques that are spreading hate and preaching the overthrow of our Constitutional Republic……that speech is not protected under First Amendment, it is sedition and if done by an American treason.
There should not be some 30 Islamic terrorist training camps in America that has nothing to do with First Amendment, Freedom of Religion. The Saudis are not our friends and any American political figure who believes such is delusional.
When tolerance becomes a one way street it certainly leads to cultural suicide. We are on that street. Liberals cannot be trusted to defend our Republic, because their sympathies obviously lie with their perceived victim, Major Nidal Malik Hasan.
I make no apologies for these words, and anyone angered by them, please, go to Ft Hood and look into the eyes of the real victims. The tragedy at Ft Hood Texas did not have to happen. Consider now the feelings of those there and on every military installation in the world. Consider the feelings of the Warriors deployed into combat zones who now are concerned that their loved ones at home are in a combat zone.
Ft Hood suffered an Islamic jihadist attack, stop the denial, and realize a simple point.
The reality of your enemy must become your own.
Steadfast and Loyal,
Lieutenant Colonel Allen B West (US Army, Ret)
Now, if someone would stop talking and start doing, we'd be getting somewhere. How about starting with a new Congress and Senate? How about representation 'of the people, by the people, for the people' and getting rid of the 'old boys' ??? That would be a step in the right direction............ And, sure as heck, someone better step up to the plate with more than talk pretty darn soon! All we do is criticize!!!! Neither party has done a thing in years, perhaps a new political party would help! Republicans nor Democrats seem to be able to get their acts together, that's for darn sure!
Oklahoma 1907, Preamble Invoking the guidance of Almighty God, in order to secure and perpetuate the blessings of liberty,
in god we trust 1 nation under god
Maybe the country shouldn’t wait until 2010. Maybe we should have an election next week?
Where’s the reference link to this (for documentation...)?
Written by Lieutenant Colonel Allen B West (US Army, Ret)
This past Thursday 13 American Soldiers were killed and another 30 wounded at a horrific mass shooting at US Army installation, Ft Hood Texas. As I watched in horror and then anger I recalled my two years of final service in the Army as a Battalion Commander at Ft Hood, 2002-2004.
My wife and two daughters were stunned at the incident having lived on the post in family housing.
A military installation, whether it is Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine, or Coast Guard, is supposed to be a safe sanctuary for our Warriors and their families. It is intended to provide a home whereby our “Band of Brothers and Sisters” can find solace and bond beyond just the foxhole but as family units.
A military installation is supposed to be a place where our Warriors train for war, to serve and protect our Nation.
On Thursday, 5 November 2009 Ft Hood became a part of the battlefield in the war against Islamic totalitarianism and state sponsored terrorism.
There may be those who feel threatened by my words and would even recommend they not be uttered. To those individuals I say step aside because now is not the time for cowardice. Our Country has become so paralyzed by political correctness that we have allowed a vile and determined enemy to breach what should be the safest place in America, an Army post.
We have become so politically correct that our media is more concerned about the stress of the shooter, Major Nidal Malik Hasan. The misplaced benevolence intending to portray him as a victim is despicable. The fact that there are some who have now created an entire new classification called; “pre-virtual vicarious Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)” is unconscionable.
This is not a “man caused disaster”. It is what it is, an Islamic jihadist attack.
We have seen this before in 2003 when a SGT Hasan of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) threw hand grenades and opened fire into his Commanding Officer’s tent in Kuwait. We have seen the foiled attempt of Albanian Muslims who sought to attack Ft Dix, NJ. Recently we saw a young convert to Islam named Carlos Bledsoe travel to Yemen, receive terrorist training, and return to gun down two US Soldiers at a Little Rock, Arkansas Army recruiting station. We thwarted another Islamic terrorist plot in North Carolina which had US Marine Corps Base, Quantico as a target.
What have we done with all these prevalent trends? Nothing.
What we see are recalcitrant leaders who are refusing to confront the issue, Islamic terrorist infiltration into America, and possibly further into our Armed Services. Instead we have a multiculturalism and diversity syndrome on steroids.
Major Hasan should have never been transferred to Ft Hood, matter of fact he should have been Chaptered from the Army. His previous statements, poor evaluation reports, and the fact that the FBI had him under investigation for jihadist website posting should have been proof positive.
However, what we have is a typical liberal approach to find a victim, not the 13 and 30 Soldiers and Civilian, but rather the poor shooter. A shooter who we are told was a great American, who loved the Army and serving his Nation and the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) stating that his actions had nothing to do with religious belief.
We know that Major Hasan deliberately planned this episode; he did give away his possessions. He stood atop a table in the confined space of the Soldier Readiness Center shouting “Allahu Akhbar”, same chant as the 9-11 terrorists and those we fight against overseas in the Iraq and Afghanistan theaters of operation.
No one in leadership seems willing to sound the alarm for the American people; they are therefore complicit in any future attacks. Our Congress should suspend the insidious action to vote on a preposterous and unconstitutional healthcare bill and resolve the issue of “protecting the American people”.
The recent incidents in Dearborn Michigan, Boston Massachusetts, Dallas Texas, and Chicago Illinois should bear witness to the fact that we have an Islamic terrorism issue in America. And don’t have CAIR call me and try to issue a vanilla press statement; they are an illegitimate terrorist associated organization which should be disbanded.
We have Saudi Arabia funding close to 80% of the mosques in the United States, one right here in South Florida, Pompano Beach. Are we building churches and synagogues in Saudi Arabia? Are “Kaffirs” and “Infidels” allowed travel to Mecca?
So much for peaceful coexistence.
Saudi Arabia is sponsoring radical Imams who enter into our prisons and convert young men into a virulent Wahabbist ideology….one resulting in four individuals wanting to destroy synagogues in New York with plastic explosives. Thank God the explosives were dummy. They are sponsoring textbooks which present Islamic centric revisionist history in our schools.
We must recognize that there is an urgent need to separate the theo-political radical Islamic ideology out of our American society. We must begin to demand surveillance of suspected Imams and mosques that are spreading hate and preaching the overthrow of our Constitutional Republic……that speech is not protected under First Amendment, it is sedition and if done by an American treason.
There should not be some 30 Islamic terrorist training camps in America that has nothing to do with First Amendment, Freedom of Religion. The Saudis are not our friends and any American political figure who believes such is delusional.
When tolerance becomes a one way street it certainly leads to cultural suicide. We are on that street. Liberals cannot be trusted to defend our Republic, because their sympathies obviously lie with their perceived victim, Major Nidal Malik Hasan.
I make no apologies for these words, and anyone angered by them, please, go to Ft Hood and look into the eyes of the real victims. The tragedy at Ft Hood Texas did not have to happen. Consider now the feelings of those there and on every military installation in the world. Consider the feelings of the Warriors deployed into combat zones who now are concerned that their loved ones at home are in a combat zone.
Ft Hood suffered an Islamic jihadist attack, stop the denial, and realize a simple point.
The reality of your enemy must become your own.
Steadfast and Loyal,
Lieutenant Colonel Allen B West (US Army, Ret)
LIEUTENANT COLONEL ALLEN BERNARD WEST (US ARMY, RETIRED)
Civilian Education:
Master of Military Arts and Sciences, US Army Command and General Staff Officer College, Political Theory and Military History and Operations (1997).
Master of Arts, Kansas State University, Political Science (1996)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Tennessee, Political Science (1983)
US Congressional Candidate, Fla District 22 (2008); achieved 45.3% voter confidence (140K plus votes) with a minimal budget of $600K against a career politician and incumbent with a $3M budget. This was accomplished in less than one year upon returning from a two and a half year deployment to Afghanistan.
Civilian Positions Held:
November 2007-Present MPRI and Calibre Inc
--Senior Analyst and Chief Operations Planner for US Army Installation Management Command (IMCOM) Crystal City Va. Responsible for developing planning and guidance for the US Army 88 Garrisons and Installations worldwide on supporting future missions and contingency operations, as well as routine support functions.
June 2005-November 2007 MPRI, 1201 East Abingdon Dr Suite 425, Alexandria Va, 22314-1493
-- Subject Matter Expert-Senior in support contract with US Government supporting the Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A) and the US Central Command (USCENTCOM) in assisting the duly constituted Islamic Government of Afghanistan in building capable security institutions, policies, programs, and procedures to protect its people and territory and to advance its National interests in accordance with established norms and international law. Served as Team Leader for a 24 person Military Advisory group to the Afghanistan National Army in Kandahar.
August 2004-June 2005 (Teacher and Track Coach, Deerfield Beach High School, Deerfield Beach, Fla.
-- Instructor in Honors American History (Soph Pre-IB course), World History, and Honors
American Government (Senior Level Course)
-- First year track coach at Deerfield Beach HS, (22) track athletes qualified for Regional Championships, (27) athletes qualified for County Championships, 3d Place District Boys and 4th Place District Girls.
Military Education:
US Army Command and General Staff Officer College (1997)
US Army Air Assault School (1992)
US Army Combined Arms and Staff Services School (1991) US Army Jumpmaster School (1984)
US Army Basic Airborne School (1984)
US Army Field Artillery School Officers Basic Course (1984) and Advanced Course (1988)
Duty Assignments and Responsibilities:
April 2004-August 2004 Pre-Retirement Leave in Plantation Florida.
Oct 2003-April 2004 (III Corps Headquarters, Ft Hood Texas)
-- Chief, Current Operations Division, Responsible for daily operations and coordination events and training of a 60,00 plus personnel organization spread across military installations in four different States.
June 2002-Oct 2003 (4th Infantry Division, Ft Hood Texas)
-- Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) Battalion Commander, Battalion Commander of the US Army's first M270A1 capable unit. Commanded over 450 Soldiers to include a reserve component National Guard element. Supervised a budget of over $1 million annually, over 270 vehicles worth in excess of $30 Million, and the welfare of families and Soldiers. Deployed unit to Ft Carson Colorado for exercise and one month later to the National Training Center (Mojave Desert California), as the first MLRS Battalion in over six years. Deployed unit to Operation Iraqi Freedom in March 2003. Conducted complete unit movement from Kuwait to Iraq of over 250 vehicles and 700 personnel, lost only one vehicle to maintenance. Re-trained Artillery crew men to be effective in conducting mounted and dismounted patrols, checkpoints, and armed reconnaissance. Planned and coordinated the renovations to numerous civilian projects to include police stations, medical clinic, schools, soccer fields, and major ice production facility. Consolidated numerous tons of captured Iraqi equipment and ammunition. Lost no Soldiers to combat engagements nor received any incoming mortar attacks due to exceptional patrolling techniques. Sustained no loss of combat materiel.
May 1999-May 2002 (Hdqs, II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), Camp Lejeune NC)
-- Force Fires Coordinator and Planner, Responsible for all fire support related training and execution for the II MEF to include coordination of Marine fixed wing air attacks missions during land simulation and amphibious exercises. Served as part of numerous operational planning teams for deliberate and crisis action planning efforts in support of II MEF contingency and exercise operations. Also served as US Army Liaison Officer to headquarters. Planned, coordinated, briefed to members of North Carolina Congressional Delegation and Senior Naval and Marine Flag (General) officers, and executed the implementation of naval surface fires from 5"/54mm guns aboard ship to sailing in Onslow Bay (Atlantic Ocean) onto surface impact areas on Camp Lejeune.
June 1997-May 1999 (18th Field Artillery Brigade (Airborne), Ft Bragg NC)
-- Brigade Operations Officer, Responsible for the planning, coordinating, resourcing, and execution of the tactical operations, missions, and training of a unit of over 2200 Soldiers. Planned and executed the largest airborne operation in the Brigade's history, supervised the revisions of all tactical and garrison standard operating procedures.
-- Air Assault Cannon Battalion Executive Officer, Second in command of a Battalion of over 500 Soldiers, responsible for coordination of Battalion staff during deliberate decision making planning process. Responsible for managing the operating systems, budget of over $450K annually, maintenance of over 300 vehicles, personnel management, and logistical sustainment. Closed all budget accounts within 95% of required funding. Planned and executed a complete upload and air deployment by C-17 aircraft of the Battalion for an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise (EDRE).
January 1995-January 1996 (2d Infantry Division, Camp Casey Korea)
-- Assistant Operations Officer and Logistics Support Operations Planner Division Support Command (DISCOM), Responsible for maintaining the operational support plans for the Division Support Command, an organization of over 3000 Soldiers, in support of Korea peninsula wartime/contingency operations. Responsible for updating logistical support requirements for Division level maneuver operations. Prepared the quarterly DISCOM training brief for the Commander.
June 1991-December 1994 (Kansas State University, Manhattan Kansas)
-- Assistant Professor of Military Science, Responsible for the training of the Junior year Cadets in preparation for their six week Advanced Leadership Training. Instructed platform classes on leadership and dismounted infantry tactics at the platoon and company levels. Planned, organized, and executed three pre-summer Camp training exercises which were attended by numerous Cadets from local universities. Trained over 50 cadets who went on to become Commissioned Officers in the US Army.
March 1988-June 1991 (1st Infantry Division, Ft Riley Kansas)
-- Rocket Artillery Battery Commander, Commander of a Multiple Launch Rocket System Battery of over 130 Soldiers and 55 vehicles, worth in excess of $10 million. Responsible for the training, maintaining, leading, and caring of the unit and their families. Deployed unit on three major exercises, complete unit deployment to Germany and two unit training rotations to the National Training Center.
-- Mechanized Infantry Battalion Fire Support Officer, Responsible for the training of a 35 man section organized to provide artillery, mortar, close air support to a mechanized infantry battalion of approximately 600 Soldiers. Deployed to Operations Desert Shield/Storm and was main effort Task Force for 1st Infantry Division and US VII Corps during combat operations.
June 1984-June 1987 (325th Airborne Battalion Combat Team, Vicenza, Italy)
-- COMPANY FIRE SUPPORT OFFICER, Responsible for the training of an 11-man team organized to provide artillery, mortar, close air, and naval gunfire support to an Airborne Infantry Company of approximately 130 Soldiers. Deployed in numerous exercises throughout the European theater and executed two patrol missions along former Soviet Bloc countries.
-- Battalion Training Officer, Responsible for integrating the daily training requirements of an Airborne Battalion of over 1200 Soldiers. Responsible for allocation of training resources and training readiness reporting.
Military Awards and Decorations:
Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (3), Army Commendation Medal (3) one with Valor, Valorous Unit Award, Army Achievement Medal, Overseas Service Ribbon (2), National Defense Service Medal (3), Kuwait Liberation Medal, Saudi Arabia-Kuwait Liberation Medal, Army Service Ribbon, US Army Master Parachutist Badge, US Marine Corps Parachutist Insignia, US Army Air Assault Badge, Italian Parachutist Badge, and German Proficiency Award (Bronze).
Notable Achievements and Recognitions:
Recipient of Valor award as Captain in Operation Desert Shield/Storm, Recipient of Kansas State Univ College of Arts and Sciences William Stamey Award as Outstanding Instructor (1992), Distinguished Honor Graduate III Corps Ft Hood Texas Air Assault School (August 1992), Recipient of Leo A Codd Award from American Defense Preparedness Association as Army ROTC Instructor of the Year (1993), FrontPageMagazine Man of the Year (2003), and Master SCUBA Diver certified (2007).
What I can’t understand is how this guy got promoted all the way to major when everyone apparently knew what a nut case he was.
Political correctness, the media, and lawyers are going to be the downfall of our country.
STOP VOTING FOR INCUMBANTS !
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again.
I don’t care if your a D or R or I or whatever.
Get involved in the primary- if you can’t get rid of the incumbant there, you at least forced them to spend money they would have used in the general election.
If one third of congress (both d and r) were sent home- I think the rest might take notice.
There is less than one year to the next election.
Start today !!!
The other day there was a thread stating that Hasan had been on a committee that was part of the Obama transition team. A supporter of O.
Early on several articles stated he had become disillusioned with O (Impatient that he hadn't pulled out of both Iraq and Afghanistan)
This summer comments were made about how many death threats O was receiving each day.
Did they know he was dangerous? Was he transfer to keep him away from O?
Doctors, start as Captains. So that's only a single promotion, and for doctors, it's like the to 2LT to 1LT promotion, almost automatic.
I know Lt. Col Allen West personally and am a huge supporter of his. We need men like Allen in Congress - he is a true Patriot, a True American and has given of himself unselfishly to the people of this country.
He will do the same for us in Congress.
Please take the time to visit his website, check his speeches on Utube and other sites.
When he spoke for us at Free Repubics DC Convention in September, he brought the house down, twice.
Allen is the type of person we want representing us in Congress, please visit his site and support him.
You can sign up to receive messages from Allen and yes, this editorial is on his website.
I have told Allen I will help him in anyway to assist in his campaign, part of that is asking Freepers to support him and his Campaign.
I can say with all certainity, Allen is someone who will go to DC for US. Allen is a Conservative down to the bone and a true Patriot.
www.allenwestforcongress.com
Good read thanks for posting.
In response to this jihadist killing our men and women,
our fine President 0 and his band of nitwits open up recruitment of muslims into our government.
Kill an American in America and get a job with the 0 administration.
Thanks for posting.
Allen West is great, thanks for the post.
mark
This says it all for me:
“Deployed unit to Operation Iraqi Freedom in March 2003. Conducted complete unit movement from Kuwait to Iraq of over 250 vehicles and 700 personnel, lost only one vehicle to maintenance. Re-trained Artillery crew men to be effective in conducting mounted and dismounted patrols, checkpoints, and armed reconnaissance. Planned and coordinated the renovations to numerous civilian projects to include police stations, medical clinic, schools, soccer fields, and major ice production facility. Consolidated numerous tons of captured Iraqi equipment and ammunition. Lost no Soldiers to combat engagements nor received any incoming mortar attacks due to exceptional patrolling techniques. Sustained no loss of combat materiel.”
Thank you Lt.Colonel West and all our military. We will remember you everyday in our prayers and especially this Thanksgiving.
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