The Army brass screwed this up. No senior officer wants to be accused of prejudice against a Muslim. If this guy had been a non-Muslim, the Army would have kicked his sorry ass out long ago. When it comes to Muslims and women in the military, no senior officer is going to say anything that will lose his chance for a star or two. Everything is CYA in the military these days. The result of PC is a bunch of dead soldiers in Fort Hood.
Dead on! Many military members have told me the same.