I don't know what was rattling around this guys noggin, but he was a psychiatrist. You would think he would know how to handle being picked on.

The media are reporting he was from a Jordanian Palestinian origin.
He was going to be deployed to Iraq and he did not want to go . Also his entourage people were teasing him constantly about being Muslim .
Also the media are reporting an increase in the military suicide, family violence and abuse and post stress crap.......etc .

The Military as a whole has a new policy where the are downsizing servicemembers throughout every branch. One of the quotes for a source in Washington stated "Servicemembers are and continue to be our greatest expense, every one we can downsize frees up money to be spent elsewhere" well what this is causing is them overworking Marines, Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen. Pushing them to work 18+ hours a day and often not in a job that they are remotely qualified for. Causing accidents, and soldiers to completely burn-out. I think this is an EXTREME case of burnout, but I still blame Washington, and the money grubbing bean counters there.

yeah you're so right!

None of the blame should be place on the a-hole who strapped a couple pistols to his belt and walked into the processing center, yelling Allahu Ackbar! and started shooing up the place..

yepp.. not his fault.. people were teasing him..

not his fault.. washington is "downsizing" the military (Shades of the Clinton, anyone?)

not his fault.. he was forced to see all those casualties from overseas..

not his fault.. his mommy didn't love him enough..

not his fault.. he grew up in a socio-economically depressed area..

not his fault.. his high school baseball coach cut him from the team..

not his fault.. his girlfriend dumped him before prom..

not his fault.. he sat in his room playing World of Warcraft 16 hours a day..

not his fault.. blah blah blah blah..

When are violent psychopaths ever held responisble for their actions?

I didn't say it gave him an excuse to do those things, but go over to Iraq, stay for a couple of tours, then spout off.

The way our government treats our soldier is sick, that is why i never joined. I know too many people who joined did 4-6 years and got out for that reason.

I do not like the army for many reasons including :
1 : they become like robots whereas they take orders from any superior even if it is against their will and their conscience .
2 : they are there for the salary and the benefits and the politicians use them as puppets .
3 : The succesful elements of society do not join the army . The losers do .
4 : A human life should mean something and should not be put 100% in the hands of superiors and politicians .
5 : while politicians and the media live like kings, the soldiers have to live like dogs in Iraq and Afghanistan.
6 : etc.....etc....etc.

yeah, hey thanks smart guy.. I tried.. they won't let me.. I had a slightly asthmatic childhood, though I grew out of it, and have flat feet.. though either don't really affect me that much

I could have lied my way through MEPS, covered up my medical history like the sh!thole staff sergeant recruiters told me to but I didn't feel like risking my Constitutional rights for the rest of my life on a dishonorable medical discharge..

but thanks for playing..


As for Maj Hasan.. if his name had been McVeigh or Smith as Martha Raddatz wishes, All we'd be hearing about would how he was right-wing terrorist and how we've gotta be on the look out for these right wing extremists..

But noooooo... his name is Middle Eastern and he's a muslim who sympathises with the enemy.. (which has nothing to do with it, I'm sure)

Toyhup you said something pretty stupid "I do not like the army for many reasons including :

3 : The succesful elements of society do not join the army . The losers do ."

Heres a list of "losers"

1)Alan Alda
2)Tony Bennet
3)Johnny Carson
4)Clint Eastwood
5)Malcolm Forbes
6)Rocky Marciano
7)Shaggy-Rapper
8)George Steinbrenner
7)Charles Walgreen
8)Dave Thomas
9)Chuck Norris
10)Jocelyn Elders
11)Bill Cosby
12)Drew Carey
and there are many other unsuccessful "losers" who served as well. I wouldn't consider anyone who joins to be a loser, it just isn't for me.

Personally I take offense to #3 and I would refute it, my ex-father-in-law retired as a Master Chief after 23 years of service meaning by the age of 41, owned 6 houses when he got out, sold them all for a little over 1.8million so he has an income for the rest of his life, is a millionare and owns a gorgeous home in San Diego that is completely paid for....by the age of 41...yep only losers like that join.

Number 3 is assuming quite a bit, but the rest I agree with more. I would never join the military for some of the reasons you mention. You become pretty much at the mercy of the government once you sign up. Plus way too many innocent lives on the other side die in these wars, and for what? The greed and power hungriness of the politicians and the higher ups that are putting the troops there in the first place? They are the only ones that really benefit from a war after all. We're just pawns in it.

Wow excellent point, regarding McVeigh and this guy. It is so true. Tolerance for everyone else except the conservatives.

Thanks for the list of "losers" according to tohyup! If that's his idea of losers maybe he would care to say that to the faces of those that gave us our freedoms to say stupid crap like that.

The "muslim extremists" ARE right-wing terrorists

Keep telling yourself that and you'll really believe it.

Their "right wingers" make our right wingers look pretty tame.

Its the truth The right wing muslims are the ones that are hostile. The liberal muslims are not hostile. Every culture has conservative and liberal factions

tragic

Well there sure isn't a shortage of liberals here

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