...This from Dan Collins: Piece of Work in Progress blog

UPDATE IV: OK, I had to go out for a while, and there’s been a lot of refinement in this story. To begin with, Lt. General Cone just finished his press conference at Fort Hood, and among the things he indicated was that Major Hasan is still alive, and in stable condition. Also, the men detained earlier on he possibility of being accomplices have been released; Major Hasan was a lone gunman. Contrary to earlier reports, he was born Muslim, his parents being of Jordanian extraction. He had been transferred to Fort Hood from Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington DC, following a poor performance review from that same facilit...

...This from Dan Collins: Piece of Work in Progress blog

UPDATE IV: OK, I had to go out for a while, and there’s been a lot of refinement in this story. To begin with, Lt. General Cone just finished his press conference at Fort Hood, and among the things he indicated was that Major Hasan is still alive, and in stable condition. Also, the men detained earlier on he possibility of being accomplices have been released; Major Hasan was a lone gunman. Contrary to earlier reports, he was born Muslim, his parents being of Jordanian extraction. He had been transferred to Fort Hood from Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington DC, following a poor performance review from that same facility. He was soon to deploy overseas, and anecdotal evidence from former collegues indicate that not only did he strongly disagree with US foreign policy and dissatisfied at the idea of deployment, but also felt strongly that Muslims should not have to fight other Muslims. ABC news reports that this deployment would be Hasan’s first, so I guess PTSD can be ruled out.

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. . Federal authorities have indicated that he’s been under scrutiny for the approximately 6 months owing to some online postings that discussed suicide bombings and other threats. They add that they’re still trying to positively connect the authorship of those posts to Hasan.

There was a grenade thrown amongs a group of American soldiers. One of the soldiers, feeling that it was to late for everyone to flee jumped on the grave with the intention of saving his comrades. Indeed he saved them. He inentionally took his life (suicide) for a noble cause i.e. saving the lives of his soldier. To say that this so...

. . Federal authorities have indicated that he’s been under scrutiny for the approximately 6 months owing to some online postings that discussed suicide bombings and other threats. They add that they’re still trying to positively connect the authorship of those posts to Hasan.

There was a grenade thrown amongs a group of American soldiers. One of the soldiers, feeling that it was to late for everyone to flee jumped on the grave with the intention of saving his comrades. Indeed he saved them. He inentionally took his life (suicide) for a noble cause i.e. saving the lives of his soldier. To say that this soldier committed suicide is inappropriate. Its more appropriate to say he is a brave hero that sacrificed his life for a more noble cause. Scholars have paralled this to suicide bombers whose intention, by sacrificing their lives, is to help save Muslims by killing enemy soldiers. If one suicide bomber can kill 100 enemy soldiers because they were caught off guard that would be considered a strategic victory. Their intention is not to die because of some despair. The same can be said for the Kamikazees in Japan. They died (via crashing their planes into ships) to kill the enemies for the homeland. You can call them crazy i you want but their act was not one of suicide that is despised by Islam. So the scholars main point is that “IT SEEMS AS THOUGH YOUR INTENTION IS THE MAIN ISSUE” and Allah (SWT) knows best.

http://powip.com/2009/11/flash-attack-on-fort-hood/

I bet if those few minutes upset you that you must be infuriated over the months Obama has spent dithering instead of deciding to support his appointed General and our troops.

It was more than a few minutes, and it was at a time when the attacks had just started, not after they had been contained. I would think that it would signal immediate action as opposed to reading a book. As for Obama, I am not excusing him. I found it odd that he gave that "shout out" just prior to addressing the situation that had recently occurred. To your inquiry of sending more troops, the generals of a war are always going to request more troops, more equipment, etc., that covers their ass if thin...

I bet if those few minutes upset you that you must be infuriated over the months Obama has spent dithering instead of deciding to support his appointed General and our troops.

It was more than a few minutes, and it was at a time when the attacks had just started, not after they had been contained. I would think that it would signal immediate action as opposed to reading a book. As for Obama, I am not excusing him. I found it odd that he gave that "shout out" just prior to addressing the situation that had recently occurred. To your inquiry of sending more troops, the generals of a war are always going to request more troops, more equipment, etc., that covers their ass if things go wrong. Obama, were he to just comply with said general's request, would also be covering his ass, because then he could say he did all he could to "win" the war were it to go bad, and if it went well, could then take the credit for that as well. Seems like a win/win for him to send the troops. Either way there are lives at risk. Is the cost of escalating worth the lives and the money it will require? That's the big question, what is Afghanistan worth to America and it's cost to our citizens? How long would we be there, 10, 20, 30 years? Because we could stay for 5-10 more years at tremendous cost, only to have it all fall back to the way it was when we finally leave, or we finally go completely broke trying.

It was more than a few minutes

It was about ten minutes from the time Bush was told of the second crash and the time he left the classroom. What do you suggest the president could have done in ten minutes?

the generals of a war are always going to request more troops, more equipment, etc.,

Actually, they don't. Especially those high up. They know how to use their resources, and they know that too many can be just as bad as too few. Obama picked the general and he picked the tactic, but now he can't decide if he wants to go forward with his own plan or let his political advisers have their hand at trying to run the military. This isn't rocket science. Obama de...

It was more than a few minutes

It was about ten minutes from the time Bush was told of the second crash and the time he left the classroom. What do you suggest the president could have done in ten minutes?

the generals of a war are always going to request more troops, more equipment, etc.,

Actually, they don't. Especially those high up. They know how to use their resources, and they know that too many can be just as bad as too few. Obama picked the general and he picked the tactic, but now he can't decide if he wants to go forward with his own plan or let his political advisers have their hand at trying to run the military. This isn't rocket science. Obama decided what he wanted to do and asked his general what he needed to get the job done. Obama should have had an idea at that time what was too much and what his contingency plan would be. If he is this slow making up his mind on a war that has been going on since before he got into office, how tough would it be for him to decide what to do if disaster were to strike here at home?

As for a war lasting years on end without any progress, that is most likely to happen when you let politicians try and micro manage the war. Those advising Obama right now are the same people that swore the surge wouldn't work in Iraq. Should we be following their advice now?

It was about ten minutes from the time Bush was told of the second crash and the time he left the classroom. What do you suggest the president could have done in ten minutes?

First off, thank God you are not a first responder! Second, stop being such a Bush apologist! Imagine if that were Obama sitting and reading a book after just having been told the nation were under attack? Would you shrug it off as "what could he have done in ten minutes"??! I personally have been involved to direct responses to emergency situation (not going into detail) and never would I consider to sit and read, have a coffee, or anything for any amount of time before leaping into action to either l...

It was about ten minutes from the time Bush was told of the second crash and the time he left the classroom. What do you suggest the president could have done in ten minutes?

First off, thank God you are not a first responder! Second, stop being such a Bush apologist! Imagine if that were Obama sitting and reading a book after just having been told the nation were under attack? Would you shrug it off as "what could he have done in ten minutes"??! I personally have been involved to direct responses to emergency situation (not going into detail) and never would I consider to sit and read, have a coffee, or anything for any amount of time before leaping into action to either learn more about the situation immediately, to handle it, or to give any aid to those who are in it. Such hypocrisy I see. At least I do not excuse either of them, they are (or were in Bush's case) the leaders of our nation, and in times of crisis should lead, and address the situation at hand, not read or give shout outs before dealing with them!