tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957366923512814537.post302714013688930172..comments2023-10-26T02:05:15.270-07:00Comments on Offcenter with Ehkzu: Is Major Hasan responsible for his actions? Are we?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957366923512814537.post-26937904616440930682009-11-13T10:01:57.008-08:002009-11-13T10:01:57.008-08:00Artied is certainly correct about interested parti...Artied is certainly correct about interested parties trying to avoid their culpability in such situations. <br /><br />But I thought I was clear about the need to spread the blams around, and for corrective actions to be taken.<br /><br />For example, I said that whoever assigned Major Hasan to a post in Iraq should be cashiered, since he was obviously unfit for duty in a war zone.<br /><br />I also said that it seems to be becoming clear that his superiors bent over backwards to get him through the program and overlooked his obvious nutball traits, due to him being a Muslim. While he complained about being harassed for being a Muslim, he doesn't seem to have realized how much he was getting a free ride for being a Muslim.<br /><br />I acknowledge that the military has a tough row to hoe when it comes to Muslims, many thousands of whom serve honorably in the military.<br /><br />Nevertheless the military needs to revise its procedures for dealing with people who become unfit to serve. It has come out that Hasan's commanding officer at his post prior to Ft. Hood tried to get him discharged from the military, but was overruled by the committee that has to OK dumping a shrink, because the committe felt that it was too much trouble to go through the process of cashiering him.<br /><br />So it appears that the process in place leans too far in the direction of individual rights, and away from the direction of individual responsibility and the rights of the group.<br /><br />So although he qualified as a psychiatrist and became a major, those facts are now pointing to some serious cracks in the system. <br /><br />Finally, though I believe he is "depraved of account of he's deprived" or some such, I still believe he merits the death penalty.<br /><br />But your general observation is generally important. On a national level, 9/11 is a perfect example. If I were Bush I'd have gone into Afghanistan in force and hunted down Bin Ladin like a dog, remorselessly. At the same time our P.R. missteps in the Middle East are the stuff of legend. <br /><br />Knowing the reasons for problems is important--crucial--but should never hinder the need for action.<br /><br />Hamlet dithered over taking out his murderous uncle, and look where it got him.Ehkzuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17090000685352164879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957366923512814537.post-67659438818958121892009-11-13T07:40:27.158-08:002009-11-13T07:40:27.158-08:00Yeah! He definitely fits the profile of a 'los...Yeah! He definitely fits the profile of a 'loser/nutter'.<br /><br />He qualified as a PYSCHIATRIST and got promoted to MAJOR in the USArmy.<br /><br />Always great to see the process of marginalisation of the guilty in action as a means of avoiding debate about situation that provoked the bad behaviour....<br /><br />You can write better than this....artiedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13045918375034490655noreply@blogger.com