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Casey: Shootings leading to a hard look at Army
AP ^ | 48 minutes ago Nov 8,2009 | AP

Posted on 11/08/2009 8:42:18 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach

WASHINGTON — The Army's chief of staff says the Army is taking a hard look at itself to make certain that something like the Fort Hood rampage doesn't happen again.

The shootings left 13 dead and 29 wounded. The alleged gunman, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan (nih-DAHL' mah-LEEK' hah-SAHN'), was wounded by civilian police.

Gen. George Casey warns against reaching conclusions about motives until investigators have fully explored the attack. Early reports suggest Hasan, a Muslim, was angry about the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and worried about his pending deployment to Afghanistan.

Casey says focusing on Hasan's Islamic roots could "heighten the backlash" against all Muslims in the military.

Casey appeared Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press."

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: casey; forthood; forthoodarchive; fthood; georgecasey; islam; jihadinamerica; muslimtroops; nidalmalikhasan; usarmy
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1 posted on 11/08/2009 8:42:18 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Everything but his religion has been blamed.


2 posted on 11/08/2009 8:43:37 AM PST by GeronL (http://tyrannysentinel.blogspot.com .... I am a rogue nobody. One of millions.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
says the Army is taking a hard look at itself to make certain that something like the Fort Hood rampage doesn't happen again

Yes, since the Army cause such pain for this poor muslim, the Army will be disbanded.

3 posted on 11/08/2009 8:44:47 AM PST by Right Wing Assault (The Obama magic is fading.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Casey is a total Idiot.

Totally clear about Motive. He is a U.S. born Jihadist....


4 posted on 11/08/2009 8:44:58 AM PST by Texas Fossil (Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

unless and until these terrorists can be dealt with in an honest and open fashion WITHOUT those doing the investigating being labeled as bigots, racists and discriminatory, nothing will change regardless what changes they make..


5 posted on 11/08/2009 8:46:02 AM PST by GeorgiaDawg32 (A moderate muslim is one who is simply buying time to reload..)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Send hasan to Gitmo’ as an enemy combatant.


6 posted on 11/08/2009 8:47:52 AM PST by Paladin2
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There needs to be a backlash against the PC attitudes...


7 posted on 11/08/2009 8:47:55 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach ( Support Geert Wilders)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Senator Lieberman “gets it.”

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2381546/posts


8 posted on 11/08/2009 8:51:34 AM PST by Tax Government (Mighty nuts from tiny Acorns grow.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Early reports suggest Hasan, a Muslim, was angry about the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and worried about his pending deployment to Afghanistan.

Interpretation:"If I have to go to Afghanistan and risk my life to kill terrorists, I may as well stay in America and kill Americans and at least feel good about it".

9 posted on 11/08/2009 8:51:51 AM PST by EGPWS (Trust in God, question everyone else)
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To: EGPWS

Will happen again and again.. won’t stop till we take them out or they take us out.. thats how they do it in the rop.


10 posted on 11/08/2009 8:53:47 AM PST by Mmogamer (<This space for lease>)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Everyone needs to understand that Casey and the whole chain of command have to be careful not to be accused of undue command influence. That could be used to get the traitor off or at least mitigate the sentence. Since there is a pretty fair chance Hasan will be charged with treason, they have to be careful.

Unfortunately, for the death sentence to be carried out, the president must personally sign the execution order. Little chance of that until the muslim gets thrown out of office.

11 posted on 11/08/2009 8:54:35 AM PST by oneolcop (Lead, Follow or Get the hell out of the way!)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

In spite of facts and truth being ignored or outright buried in DC and throughout the MSM, the vast majority of Americans understand that this perverse psycho was an Islamic terrorist, pure and simple.


12 posted on 11/08/2009 8:55:30 AM PST by Oldpuppymax (AGENDA OF THE LEFT EXPOSED)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Make the Army a gun-free zone.


13 posted on 11/08/2009 8:55:35 AM PST by Steely Tom (Without the second, the rest are just politicians' BS.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
The Army's chief of staff says the Army is taking a hard look at itself to make certain that something like the Fort Hood rampage doesn't happen again.

Generals lining up to fight the last war again. Typical!

14 posted on 11/08/2009 8:56:34 AM PST by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannolis. Take it to the Mattress.")
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

The “hard look” is going to result in even more PC, rainbows , lollipops and unicorns flying out of ones ass as it rains glitter and puppies. Tough on Muslims? This Army? Yeah, right!


15 posted on 11/08/2009 8:56:47 AM PST by Bad Jack Bauer (Fat and Bald? I was BORN fat and bald, thank you very much!)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

The “answer” will be more “sensitivity training” and more rules against expression of Christian faith. Count on it.


16 posted on 11/08/2009 8:58:02 AM PST by piytar (Screw you NRC, Steele, Graham, and the rest of the lib-loser GOP. WE'RE TAKING OUR PARTY BACK!)
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To: GeronL

Welcome to doublespeak where perpetrators are the victims and victims are the malefactors.


17 posted on 11/08/2009 9:03:16 AM PST by monocle
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Casey says focusing on Hasan's Islamic roots could "heighten the backlash" against all Muslims in the military.

I'm all for heightening the backlash.

18 posted on 11/08/2009 9:05:00 AM PST by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

How many active, professed, militant Nazi’s were members of the US Armed Forces during WWII?


19 posted on 11/08/2009 9:24:46 AM PST by Natural Law
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
It isn't the Army that is at fault, it is the PC directives that have been shoved worn their throat!

The fault is with the DHS, the FBI and local authorities for not looking inside EVERY MOSQUE for “Islamic extremism”!

If “Islamic extremism” is being taught in a Mosque then the should be leveled and any foreign Imams EXPORTED!! NEXT!!

20 posted on 11/08/2009 9:26:04 AM PST by WellyP
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