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Would it have been better if the general had never openly expressed his opinions about Islam?
Perhaps Islam should go into protected minority status after all . .
It would have been better if he'd cleared his speech before making it in uniform, or if he'd just worn a suit and spoken as a private citizen.
He expressed his opinion of Islam while in uniform. Said opinion of Islam is not the official position of the United States of America. That is what got him into trouble.
When you wear the uniform, you are not speaking for yourself, you're speaking for Uncle Sam. I understood that little fact of life as a Marine NCO. I am disappointed that a three-star general did not understand that.