He's a Muslim

It didn't take long to confirm that the man who committed the Ft Hood massacre was a Muslim.

The Council on American Islamic Relations started preparing a statement the moment they heard the name "Hasan."

Bloggers quickly found a paper Hasan had re-posted on suicide bombing. I read it -- it actually makes the point that Islam CONDEMNS suicide bombing. However it also says that what IS honorable... is to be killed while attacking a military target.

Which has people whispering the inevitable question -- does this mean that American soldiers who are Muslim cannot be trusted?

-- A soldier rises to the rank of Major, is trained as a psychiatrist, and yet his final act is allegedly to shout Allahu Akhbar as he mows down fellow soldiers with a handgun? In a place where he knew none of them would have guns to defend themselves? That's frightening.

And yet, it's a dumb question. Because the military can't purge itself of Muslims. We're fighting in a Muslim country, on behalf of Muslims, either we understand the people we're trying to help, or we're going to lose.

I know this: several people came forward almost immediately to say he didn't want to go to Afghanistan. Which means his problems with the mission were no secret.

And so the REAL mystery why, in an all-volunteer force, you'd wouldn't just kick out someone who obviously doesn't want to be there. But Dave, you say, that's crazy, then everyone would want to leave.

Well, if that's true; if that many soldiers in a volunteer army don't support the mission -- then the mission is doomed. If THAT's true, I'm not surprised the President is having trouble deciding whether to send more troops.