IF A MILITIA MEMBER BOMBED A MOSQUE, WOULD PRESIDENT OBAMA TELL US NOT TO JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS?

The Fort Hood terrorist attack has revealed shocking details regarding the military's diversity policy, and the policy of the government regarding radical Muslims within our borders. General Casey was interviewed this weekend affirming that the Army's policy is to honor diversity principles, and not to jump to conclusions regarding Muslims in the military. President Obama said the same thing. But what did they know about Major Hasan, and when did they know it?

Reports are surfacing that many soldiers had reported to the Army brass the statements Hasan made in both public and private forums in recent months. It has also come to light that it was known Hasan attended a radical mosque, had posted threatening statements on the internet, and had tried to contact Al Quaida operatives in Yemen in recent months.

After the shootings last week, many people at the base reported that Hasan shouted "Allah Akbar," the jihadist call to slaughter, prior to the shooting rampage. He paid up his rent in advance at his apartment, he gave away his possessions the day before the attack, he was using his neighbor's computer in recent weeks instead of his own computer, and he was reassigned from Walter Reed to Fort Hood for poor performance. And what did the military brass do? They gave him a promotion and assigned him to a tour of duty in Afghanistan.

Yet I am still hearing most of the media, and government and military officials pussyfoot around when asked if this was a terrorist attack. What are they waiting for? How much more evidence do they need to come out and say what this really was? If the Army brass cannot defend its own soldiers on our own soil, how can Americans expect them to defend the country? It is shocking to me that in our post 9/11 world lessons have not been learned by the people whom we entrust to protect us. This outrageous lack of judgement by our leaders is all due to political correctness gone mad. I am frankly sick and tired of it. Under Obama's watch, government officials are not allowed to use the word "terrorist" anymore when speaking of radical Muslims. What kind of ignorant idiocy is that?

Why is it necessary to protect the feelings of radical Muslims in the name of diversity and tolerance? Why should we be tolerant of radical Muslims? What does this policy do to the security of our nation? What did we really learn after 9/11? Let's just call this what it is. A radical Muslim committed a terrorist attack on this nation last week, and our own leaders are afraid to confront it for what it is. Essentially, the terrorists have won. They have successfully used our country's good intentions and tolerance to screw us. And don't think I haven't noticed that Hasan waited for George Bush to leave office before he did this. Which brings me to President Obama.

Has anyone noticed that for a President who goes on television daily to promote his own political agenda has failed to adequately address the nation about this attack? This blatant failure proves that he is not fit to lead this great nation of ours. He is not capable of protecting us, and never will be. So once again, our leaders have failed us. The CIA, the FBI, the military, Homeland Security, and the President are all too caught up in political correctness to call these animals what they are and to stop them from destroying us. If we don't scream our heads off and demand protection from these terrorist pigs, our leaders will continue this madness and denial. We need to demand an investigation to find out who ignored the signs, why they ignored the signs, and what they are going to do about it in the future.  And this question must be answered...Is there confusion within our government and military as to what is acceptable criticism of radical Muslims?  Has the current administration let it be known that we will not question the actions of any Muslims, and treat their radicalism as crimes instead of acts of war?

I wonder how tolerant President Obama would be if his child was slaughtered? How can we as a nation face the family members of the 13 dead Americans and all of the wounded if we don't demand answers of our leaders? I want those answers, and I want them now.  Our brave soldiers deserve better than this.

Kathy Barkulis