[Gay State Conservative]

I'd be surprised if there weren't at least some decent moslems in this country and that some of them have found their way into the military.But given what we now know to be the nature of the Religion of Pieces it could well be wise for all moslems to be excluded from the Armed Forces for the time being.

[Dinah Lord]

But given what we now know to be the nature of the Religion of Pieces it could well be wise for all moslems to be excluded from the Armed Forces for the time being.

I had that same thought - IMO translators should be held separate from the Armed Forces. Remember the recent threat at Ft Jackson.

I have to profess ignorance as to whether German Americans or Japanese Americans served during WW2. Hmmm. Now I have to go look it up.

[ARepublicanForAllReasons]

...it could well be wise for all moslems to be excluded from the Armed Forces for the time being.

Well, FDR did that with U.S. citizens of Japanese origin and never got any flack for it. Eventually they were allowed to fight in Europe, where their units received the highest honors for valor.

Your recommendation makes sense, as it would avoid problems like the one documented in the story, even though I am suspicious of the source (WaPo)!

That won't happen in today's PC environment, as I am sure any intelligent FReeper can surmise. And the vile name calling in the first two posts (and likely more to follow) make me ashamed to be associated with those particular posters. Vulgar, unjustified displays of animosity toward individual Muslims does NOT amount to patriotism! Nor to common decency.

[ArmyTeach]

As an Army test examiner in military career testing, I have worked with soldiers of a Middle Eastern background on their language testing. I didn’t ask about their religion. I found them generally pleasant, respectful and a pleasure to work with. But that was on a strictly professional level. That said, I have to agree that anything which disrupts unit morale and cohesion needs to be addressed.