Although I did not know him personally, I know people who did. God rest his soul and bless his family and close friends. He leaves a family and kids behind and he died at the hands of an enemy traitor within the ranks.
God grant that we will have the will to see this through to a decisive and successful conclusion ... and the will to vigorously prosecute these enemy animlas.
Contrasting Sgt. Stone's father's comments to the family of the traitor shows the distinct difference between families who understand and value our liberty and the principles it is founded upon and those amongst us who have no clue.
The family of the traitor tells us we must understand his stress ... in effect, understand his pain that led to his turning on his own comrades, violating his oath and killing Americans. There is no understanding or allowance possible. The father of the killed tells us his son died defending the right for that traitor to hold whatever religious beliefs he would.
Well, that is true, but that traitor did not have the right to use that faith to kill ... to kill comrades defending his right to believe as he would. He is an enemy of the worst sort and for the crime of treason and murder ... he deserves to die ... and for that trial, judgement and execution to occur rapidly.
As Travis shared with me yesterday, our service people live under the threat of death constantly ... and many do die, all the time. Tragic loss is a part of their volunteer sacrifice on behalf of us all. Accidents are common place ... fighting the enemies of this nation is a sworn duty ... but having one of your own frag you in your own tent, or shoot you in the back on behalf of the enemy is beyond the pale.
May we all reverence and better appreciate the will and spirit and sacrifice of these modern American heroes who have volunteered to sacrifice and fight for all of our liberties, and may we in our turn be willing to do whatever it takes to maintain that liberty and ensure that their sacrifice is not in vain.
Best Fregards to all in these perilous hours.
The man responsible for this needs to die.
"Well, that is true, but that traitor did not have the right to use that faith to kill."
The man did not use "faith" to kill, he used hatred and grenades, and while we all immediately assumed that his faith led him to committing this crime, we do not know this for a fact, and can almost assume that this is not the case. There are many Muslims in the Armed Forces who are not doing this, and who will continue to carry out their mission.
To assume that this man did what he did because of his religion, would have us look at others who have done similar things (though maybe not in this scale) in the past, and assume that they did what they did driven similarly by faith...but that does not make any sense to me.
I am truly interested in finding out if this traitor is a Muslim in the true sense of the word, and if his beliefs drove him to this act, or whether he is a member of Farrakahn's Nation of Islam, and not a Muslim at all, but rather a black supremacist.
Maybe, he's just a murderer and a traitor.
It really doesn't matter to me either way, as a traitor, he deserves nothing short of death and dishonor.