Ducks on Parade

I haven’t said anything in this space about the Fort Hood massacre.  My heart and soul grieves deeply whenever our warriors are killed – at home or overseas, in accidents or in battle.

But when they are killed by one of their own – a terrorist masquerading as a compassionate mental health professional – I lose my ability to speak coherently.  And I frequently say things that I mean wholeheartedly but that could get me in trouble later; I damn sure am not going to send those thoughts into the ether.

The Fort Hood killer is a terrorist of the Muslim variety – that cannot be disputed as anything except fact. An Islamist who began behaving like someone going to his martyrdom in the weeks prior to the massacre.  An Islamist who attended the same mosque visited by some of the terrorists of 9/11.  An Islamist who shouted Allahu Akbar as he brutally murdered 13 of our warriors and wounded over 30 more.

Islam.  While being a terrorist isn’t exclusive to this community, it does seem to be more than common – the vast majority of international terrorist attacks of the past 30+ years have been committed by members of Islam – Iran Hostage Crisis 1979, Marine Barracks in Lebanon 1983, WTC 1993, Kenya & Tanzania Embassies 1998, WTC, Pentagon and PA in 2001, Bali Bombing 2002, London Bombings 2005 … and the list goes on. When the Muslim community worldwide stands together and condemns actions such as those committed at Fort Hood – I may start to believe that they aren’t a religion that preaches violence and foments hatred of anything that isn’t Islamic. Until that time…

Walks like a duck. Talks like a duck….

This should be required reading for all Americans. 

But why confuse ourselves with facts? The narrative has been set down: the problem involves not killers shooting innocents for pathological reasons, but nonexistent mobs running the streets of America, waving ropes and looking for anyone wearing a dishdash. It's not Islamists who are responsible; it's us, America and the people who inhabit it. The great thing about multiculturalism is that it can be cut down, trimmed, reshaped and refurbished and made to fit anything. Here it has been reworked to serve as the cover for the murder of thirteen servicemen and the maiming of thirty-odd others. And we're supposed to sit back and nod and say, "Obama knows best. If anything's wrong, Obama will tell us."

Because what is happening now with the whitewashing of the Muslim connection to the Fort Hood killer portends further evil and attacks on our own soil.  It will embolden others like Nidal Hassan – look at the American appeasers? We can slaughter their own people on their own lands and the American government won’t do anything except defend us.

Joe Biden said during the campaign that Obama would be tested, likely in his first year. And that the reaction would be something we would question but that we had to trust that Obama would do the right thing.

Is this it?  Is the Fort Hood massacre the “test” – terrorism committed by a Muslim on American soil; terrorism directed at our armed forces. Because so far the reaction from Obama has been sub-par for the President of a country just attacked from within.

The Oracle has joined a weekend league at our range that focuses on defensive, tactical shooting. I’ve been thinking about trying my hand at it; I’ve been thinking about purchasing an LCP for conceal/carry purposes.  So far these have only been thoughts.

I’m beginning to see that getting our permits to conceal & carry earlier this year may have been one of the most intelligent decisions we’ve ever made. I’m also beginning to move from “thinking” about an LCP to actually getting one.

Comments

[Buck]

There is a mounting backlash at the Political Correctness surrounding the Fort Hood killings and it's about damned time. One hopes that the backlash is one small good thing that comes out of this tragedy.

[MissBirdlegs in AL]

"Trust Obama to do the right thing...???" So far, I haven't caught him doing ANYTHING right.

As for all the PC-ness with which this country is eaten up, it's past time we shine some truth & common sense on the mess. I've preached against PC for years & it's like yelling into a void. One can only pray that everyone is waking up to how asinine it is and how complicit it is in sapping away our freedoms.

Dang! I'm too old to put up with all this crap!