by Clifford F. Thies

The Muslim-sympathizers were out there before any information was available, blaming this on the War in Iraq. The shooter was supposedly a "decent person" who succumbed to a something like "sympathetic post-traumatic stress disorder." What a crock!

From the UK Telegraph, Nov. 6:

The word on the so-called Arab street is that Major Nidal Malik Hasan should be admired because he stood up for fellow Muslims overseas, against U.S. "aggression," and that his anger, disappointment, and presumed sense of betrayal over U.S. President Barack Obama's failure to end the Afghan and Iraq conflicts is understandable, especially in light of Obama's own Muslim heritage.

Then, the Muslim-sympathizers started shifting their position when information started to be revealed that the guy was known to be a jihadist. At this point it was, this act would be illegal for any religion. (Ugh? Don’t many radical Muslims proclaim jihad is a duty? Isn’t this the majority opinion in the Muslim world?)

The President’s reaction was mere sympathy for the victims, as was the reaction of CAIR. NOT the reason why this guy wasn’t identified before he went berserk, or the problem of jihadists living among us will be addressed.

"I want all of you to know that as commander in chief, there's no greater honor but also no greater responsibility for me than to make sure that the extraordinary men and women in uniform are properly cared for and that their safety and security when they're at home is provided for…"

Soldiers don’t need condescending remarks like this. They’re the ones who protect us, they don’t need to be taken care of by a panty waist. The question is: why wasn’t the indications that this guy was a jihadist acted-upon?

The jihadist attack at Fort Hood is exactly the same as the jihadist attack by a police office in Kabul that resulted in several soldiers being killed. It's exactly the same as the incident in Kuwait, when the Muslim soldider threw a grenade into a tent housing Army officers, killing two.

The Muslims in this country have to cooperate with law enforcement to identify the jihadists among us, so we can be protected from them. Otherwise, at some point, the threat of spontaneously-arising jihadists from the Muslim community will convince us that we need Muslims to pass through metal detectors or otherwise be made secure from them.

What, after all, is the chance of a person who is not a Muslim being a deranged shooter, like the Virginia Tech shooter? I don’t know, maybe 1 in 100 million. But, what are the odds that a Muslim picked at random is a deranged shooter? Given the high level of violence in the world, it is way more than 1 in 100 million. Even if it were “just” 1 in 1 million, that would make it very difficult to interact with Muslims for fear that of being shot or blown up.

Considering that only about ¼ of 1 percent of Americans are Muslim, the number of incidents of horrific violence from that community is very high. You have the DC sniper, the honor killings, the bombers and would-be bombers.

This is what CAIR absolutely has to do: it has to cooperate with law enforcement to identify the jihadists. They need to cough up the evil, twisted minds in their midst.

Just expressing sympathy and then saying, but don’t retaliate against us, is pathetic.

Here is the statement by the CAIR:

"American Muslims stand with our fellow citizens in offering both prayers for the victims and sincere condolences to the families of those killed or injured."

Again, the emphasis is on prayer and condolences. What we need to hear from Muslims is this: We will cooperate with law enforcement authorities to identify people who are a danger to the community.

This sitting on the sideline stuff is bull shit.

Note - Dr. Thies a former National Committee member of the Libertarian Party, a former National Chairman for the Republican Liberty Caucus, and one of the original Founding members of the Libertarian Defense Caucus (Libertarians who support a strong national security policy). He is also a former Captain in the United States Army.