Ft. Hood Tragedy

I am sure you are all aware of the horrific act of terrorism that occurred earlier this week at Ft. Hood, Texas. My thoughts and prayers are with the wounded and the families of the fallen. I’ve have been most appalled at our President’s reaction and the reaction and coverage of the mainstream news media.

When are these fools going to recognize the threat posed by militant Islam? How many 9-11’s, embassy bombings, and Ft. Hood massacres must occur before the politically correct left in this country pull their collective head out of a dark, smelly orifice? The simple fact is that Islamic extremists are in no way interested in dialogue, compromise, or peace!! In fact, as I understand their brand of Islam, to bury the hatched anywhere other than an infidel’s head is displeasing to allah (no Microsoft word, I will NOT capitalize the name of a god that demands the blood of the innocent!!). Not all Muslims are killers, in fact most are reasonable people that simply want to live their lives in peace. Unfortunately there exists a sinister brand of Islam that calls for the conversion or destruction of all unbelievers by whatever means necessary. Failure to recognize and react to this threat in the vain hope that it will resolve itself is childish, unrealistic, and frankly pure foolishness. The only way to stop an enemy who will not negotiate or agree to peaceful coexistence is to ruthlessly exterminate them. (What a politically incorrect thing to think, much less say!!) Like it or not we are locked in a death match with a minority of the Muslim population that have whole heartedly embraced a belief system that calls for the conversion or eradication of ALL who do not believe as they do. Main stream Muslims are foolish to believe that when the extremists are done with us that they will be spared.

From what I can learn, it appears that the soldier responsible for this act of treachery and murder was a practicing Muslim. It also appears that he displayed several warning signs of potential violent action. Finally, there are witness accounts that seconds before he started shooting he yelled “Allah Akbar!!” which is Arabic for “God is Great!!” Now if it swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, it is probably a duck. If a murderer worships like a terrorist and talks like a terrorist, and finally acts like a terrorist, then he is probably a terrorist and should be labeled as such!!

I have one final observation. Bullets stopped this act of mass murder. Think about that for a minute. This killer was stopped with hot lead. His victims were unarmed and incapable of neutralizing the threat that faced them. If just one of the soldiers in that room had been armed there might not be a body count to report. Law enforcement responded in a very timely manner (they were on the scene and engaging the terrorist in about 4 minutes) but in that short time he was able to end the lives of all too many people. Guns in responsible hands saved lives. If there had been more guns in responsible hands there might not have been any lives lost! Victims cease to be victims when they have the capability to defend themselves. Contrary to the picture the left in this country paints, guns can and do save lives! This may be the saddest, best argument for the right to keep and bear arms that I have ever seen.