With the recent release of a preliminary report casting blame for the Fort Hood shooting, many Israelis want to know: why didn’t the soldiers attacked by a U.S. Army major-turned-terrorist return fire?
When a Muslim goes, well, Muslim in Israel he is typically shot to death by someone–say, a reserve soldier–within seconds of screaming “Allah Akbar.”
In contrast with the Israeli experience, it took 10 minutes before civilian police officer at Fort Hood was able to shoot and stop Muslim fanatic Nidal Malik Hasan.
How could that happen? How could so many people trained in the strategies and tactics of modern warfare be so defenseless?
The answer–and this may astonish many Americans–is that the victims were unarmed. U.S. soldiers are not allowed to carry guns for personal protection, even on a 340-acre base quartering more than 50,000 troops.
So it goes in brain-dead, liberal America .
Fort Hood is a “gun free” zone, thanks to regulations adopted in one of the very first acts signed into law by anti-gun President Bill Clinton in March, 1993. Click here for the file.
Contrary to President Obama’s crocodile tears, his administration is bent on further disarming the U.S. military, and all Americans. Obama and his people will not rest until every American is a sitting duck…
POST Script: Israeli teachers, from kindergarten on up, are also armed; so, a Virginia Tech-type slaughter is highly unlikely at an Israeli university.
Israelis, who have had to combat terrorism all their lives, are not afraid of guns. They are an armed people, ready, willing, and able to defend themselves and their country. Unlike indoctrinated Americans, paralyzed by fear and political correctness, Israelis understand that people, not guns, kill people.
Amen to that, I would feel a lot better if I was able to carry a sidearm on me when I was in uniform. This fort hood shooting would never have happened if we were all armed on post.
Very interesting! CJ, is this the way you want to proceed? Israel is a Nation roughly the size of the State of New Jersey. All of their females and males, must serve in the Israeli Military, males for 2 years and females for 1 year. This responsibility runs from age 18 to 45. You must stay qualified in your own field. Every one must serve in some way. There are no college deferments or “daddy covering your tail”, this is not a draft, if you screw up, you pay the piper.
I blogged and linked about this post today. Thank you for bringing it to our attention.