Posted on 09/21/2003 7:12:43 PM PDT by adamyoshida
Can Moslems Serve?
Sergeant Assan Akhbar. Sergeant John Allen Muhammad. Sergeant Ali Mohamed. Captain James Yee. What do all of these men have in common? They all served in the US Army, they are all Moslems, and they are all traitors. Akhbar killed several of his fellow soldiers in a grenade attack during the Iraq War. Muhammad was an unreliable solider who, after leaving the Army, killed ten people in a series of sniper attacks. Mohamed set up the terrorist cell which eventually bombed the US Embassy in Nairobi. The latest man on the list, Captain Yee, is a Chinese-American who converted to Islam in the mid 1990’s. Eventually he became an Islamic Chaplin and was regularly hailed in the media as an effective illustration of a loyal practitioner of the religion of peace. Oh yes, and was a terrorist too- that part is a little hard to forget. Given all of this, the question must be asked: can Moslems continue to be allowed to serve in the American Armed Forces, or does their presence constitute a security risk?
There will be those who will accuse me of racism for even raising such a question. How dare I question the loyalty of Islamic soldiers serving on the front lines? But events now leave us with no choice. Moreover, it is clear that al-Qaeda is deliberately infiltrating the US Army- Yee suddenly rejoined the Army after living in Syria for four years, Mohamed came to the US Army by way of the Egyptian one. A good first step would be to forbid the service in the US military of anyone who has lived in an Islamic country for an extended period of time and was not on government business of some sort. This might sound unfair to some- but allowing someone to join the US Army after a half-decade sojourn in Araby is like allowing someone just back from a six-year stint as a Factory Worker in the USSR to join the Marine Corps circa 1953.
Whether we like it or not the War on Terrorism puts us up against people who claim to be fighting on behalf of the Islamic religion. The Islamist creed is strong, especially among new converts to the religion (which a majority of Moslems in the US Army are) it is hardly unexpected that some will take seriously the calls for Jihad and attack their fellow soldiers. This problem is made much worse when these men are deployed to the Middle East where they are subjected to a constant stream of Islamist propaganda and called upon to fight their fellow Mohammedans.
Some have advocated the immediate discharge of all Moslems in the Armed Forces. I would not, perhaps, go that far. The discharge of those practicing the Islamic faith would unfairly punish actually loyal Americans simply upon the basis of their religion. Rather, a through investigation of the backgrounds of all Islamic soldiers must be undertaken and those whose loyalty might be even considered somewhat suspect must be immediately removed from the service. Many will call such investigations ‘McCarthyism’ and they’re right if, by ‘McCarthyism’ they mean ‘investigations that remove disloyal individuals from the government.’ Still, these investigations will find that only a minority of Moslems have terrorist ties or suspect loyalties- so what shall be done with the rest?
I think that we ought to look to history for a solution to this problem. In the Second World War Japanese-Americans, while forbidden from serving in the regular army, were allowed to join the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, which became one of the most distinguished units of the entire war. Deployed for service in Italy, members of the unit fought with fanatical and suicidal bravery thereby proving that they were as loyal as any other Americans.
This would be an excellent model to follow today. Most estimates suggest that there are somewhere between five and ten thousand Moslems in the US Army, the majority of them black converts. These men could be reassigned to a new ‘Islamic Brigade’, which could then be deployed to some theatre where they would be unlikely to have to fight against their fellow Moslems and where they might be kept away from the influence of radical Islamists. The men could be carefully monitored, with those showing radical tendencies being speedily discharged. They could be placed under the spiritual guidance of extremely carefully vetted moderate Islamic clerics and guided towards a peaceful and ‘Americanized’ form of Islam.
These men could be reassigned to a new ‘Nazi Brigade’, which could then be deployed to some theatre where they would be unlikely to have to fight against their fellow Nazis and where they might be kept away from the influence of radical Nazis showing radical tendencies being speedily discharged. They could be placed under the spiritual guidance of extremely carefully vetted moderate Nazis and guided towards a peaceful and ‘Americanized’ form of Nazism.
Now, see how stupid this writer's "logic" is?
Well wait, we infidels are offered the dhimmitude clause, which traditionally has meant that we can live as third class citizens. But that was before the age of bombs, so.....
I assume you've researched that and have facts to back it up?
Interesting idea, but I think we are beyond such notions today. You will not be seeing Moslem concentration camps either. If a Moslem, or a service member of another faith, has a problem obeying orders, they shouldn't be in the military. Moslems have killed more Moslems than everyone else combined. So I think such feelings are more individual in nature, than due to the teachings of their religion.
Yeah, and he was one of those damn untrustworthy Christians! That makes 100% of the Ryder Truck-utilizing ex-military Treasonous acts the fault of Christians in the military! For the love of God why do we let these people into our armed forces? /really thick sarcasm
The point was to turn the tar brush back on the author, so this is one of those rare cases where facts don't matter.
Hey, that's right. Muslims are at war with whites and have sworn to kill them! Gee, I know quite a few Muslims who'll have to commit suicide on the basis of that oath. The Muslims flew airplanes into our buildings too.
Oh wait. Now that I think about it, that wasn't Muslims in general; that was just Al Qaeda. Oh well, what the heck. We need a good holy war, so let's just blame all the Muslims.
Darned right! Do you realize the Koran would deny our sacred right to abortion?
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