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Where are the Purple Hearts? Some Truths About Fort Hood

November 14, 2009 - 6:35 am - by Roger Kimball
HalifaxCB
2009-11-14 13:33:25

Roger – what a dumb article. So we should ban folks from the military on the basis of their names? How about “Roger” – that means a “famous spearman” – normally a warrior, but it has other less savoury imterpretations as well.

Or maybe Muslims should be banned from the military because one who shared their heritage became a traitor, or because those that share their bloodlines are on the opposing side of this war? Do yourself a favour, go read up on the 442nd Infantry – America’s most decorated unit.

Hasan was a jihadist, and certain brass absolutely failed to do their duty. Both need to be dealt with severely. Deal with the real problems, and leave the race and culture baiting to the other side.