Happy Friday. May this day be the best day of your life. May you have peace and happiness in your life. May you know that you are blessed to live in one of the greatest countries on the face of the earth. My home and 'birth country", these United States of America.
This entry is dedicated to the lives that were lost in the Fort Hood massacre. Our love, hearts and prayers go out to the families of the fallen soldiers. May they R.I.P.
How did this tragedy happen? Why? Why don't we screen better, even at the chance of being labelled racist or even confronting claims of discrimination? I for one believe this tragedy could have been prevented.
I believe that as Americans we have become too complacent. We are afraid of someone screaming "racism" and/or labeling members of our government, "discriminators". But we must deal with the reality that 9-11 did in fact happen, and the perpetrators were all middle eastern men. This is not to say that ALL middle eastern men will hijack our planes and send them careening into buildings. However, military officials must due their due diligence, and properly screen all prospective military personnel.
This is essential to a safe and effective military. Moreover, questions like the ones I posed above are being asked. ON California Public radio, it was said:
"Did the military and U.S. intelligence officials miss the warning signs exhibited by Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the suspect in last week's shootings at Fort Hood? Over the past year the FBI and the military intercepted emails between Hasan and a radical Yemen-based cleric with ties to two of the Sept. 11 hijackers, but an assessment concluded that Hasan did not pose a threat. What role did political correctness and sensitivity regarding Hasan's Muslim faith play in keeping officials from taking further action?"
According to Daniel Henningerr, "The only good news out of the Fort Hood massacre is that U.S. electronic surveillance technology was able to pick up Major Hasan's phone calls to an al Qaeda-loving imam in Yemen. The bad news is the people and agencies listening to Hasan didn't know what to do about it. Other than nothing."
It is high time we set aside political correctness, and do whatever is necessary to make sure that all members our military are safe from the "enemies among us". If we are called racist, lets deal with it openly. If certain ethnic groups challenge our fairness, let us be more than willing to look to the greater good. For example:
If the greater good was the priority in the Fort Hood massacre, all muslims would have to go through a more detailed background check, and all calls and emails would be under close scrutiny. "Political Correctness". What is this, when the greater good for all is the paramount importance? Or is it?
Have a great day and loving weekend,
L. for Love
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The problem starts here in America. People are constantly being accused of racist for no reason, black people keep using the race card and when true racism occurs it loses the true meaning. You have people that make a living from racism (al sharpton and jesse Jackson to name a couple) and they keep exploiting it so officials are afraid to do anything that may even hint racism. How do you defend not promoting firefighters that studied hard to pass the test just because there were no blacks that passed their tests (like the case from New Haven, Conn., ) we elected a black president and he is there to serve us but when we bring up something he did wrong we are called racist. These are the true issues and they need to be fixed, the rest will fall into place.
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