I concede your point that Hasan didn't, technically, violate regulations. Other than that, this guy bothers me more than Sgt. Asan Akbar, who fragged his commanding officers in Kuwait; and more than John Mohammed, who sits on death row for the beltway sniper murders, just to name a few.
Why?
Because this guy was allowed to continue, after he got his MD in 2001, to achieve the status of Army psychiatrist. And what exactly does an Army psychiatrist do in time of this particular war? His work consists mainly in counseling soldiers returning from a battlefield in which they've witnessed the horrific results of Islamic extremism -- their buddies' bodies ripped to shreds by IED's; innocent civilians, including children, blown up in the name of religion. Blood and body parts.
And after all that, returning to the states with nightmare scenarios pushing them to the point of despair, they are offered -- the services of a radical muslim counselor?
Sorry, I can't think of anything more sadistic or punishing to the brave men and women who volunteer to fight our enemy. Whether this happened through bureaucratic BS or political correctness really doesn't matter. There were ways to derail him, to give him some job far away from the action; to give him ratings so poor that he'd only be fit for counseling chipmunks. But that didn't happen. He was pushed along like some automaton, without regard to potential damage to our troops.
Sorry, no, I can't forgive on the basis of PC. It was a failure of imagination and empathy by his immediate superiors. Let the lives of 13 souls, and the agony of the wounded and the families affected, be on their heads.
That's where you go wrong. The events with Hasan only
became prevalent after the current election. The situation was
handled according to Army Regulations and procedure.
Hasan was reprimanded, given poor reviews and shipped out.
That in it's self was no small feat.
Remember Maj. Hasan was part of Mr. Obama's Transition team.
What do you suggest?
That Hasan should have been Court Marshaled?
Under what UCMJ?
Arrested and sent to RCF?
The commanders did their job.
Your blaming the victim, The Army.
Never mind we have an administration that is emboldening
the terrorists.
Never mind that this sort of thing ( attempted terrorist
attack on us soil) is becoming a weekly event now that the
current administration is dismantling a national security
system that kept us safe for 8 years. After a knife through
the heart of the intelligence community you blame the Army?
Elections have consequences and this is one of them.
Expect more in the future. I will be putting the blame
at the feet of the real instigator, the current
administration. The one that think the real terrorists
are pro-lifers, returning soldiers, vets, Christians,
tea party attendees, those with criticisms of the current
administration.