Posted on Jul 16, 2015
Marines killed in Chattanooga, TN: "Domestic Terrorism" or "criminal act"?
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US Attorney calls the act "domestic terrorism" and then some FBI Special Agent backpedals and says it may be a "criminal act"... What would make it merely a criminal act in your opinion? Is it a PC precaution because the shooter's name is Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez?
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I'm going to take the minority position here and say that it was a criminal act. And, that's NOT political correctness. It's logic and reason.
I know everyone is rushing to put this into a neat little box and call it Islamic extremism because the guy had a funny-sounding name. However, there's one odd thing here. The guy was from Kuwait!
You know, that's the country that we LIBERATED back in 1991! They're one of our staunchest allies. Our troops pretty much have free reign in their country. Our servicemembers are welcome everywhere there. We use that country as a staging point for all of our operations in the Middle East.
Sometimes, things don't make any sense. Sometimes, they don't fit into our pretty picture of the world. Sometimes, people just go postal and there is no clear target for our outrage.
If there is no clear connection to anything larger, this guy is just going to fall into the same category as Timothy McVeigh, James Holmes, and Dylann Roof. That's not a particularly satisfying situation, but it's an honest assessment. And, bear in mind that we didn't go after all of the domestic militias, shut down the movie studios, or re-invade the South when any of those other inexplicable tragedies happened.
I know everyone is rushing to put this into a neat little box and call it Islamic extremism because the guy had a funny-sounding name. However, there's one odd thing here. The guy was from Kuwait!
You know, that's the country that we LIBERATED back in 1991! They're one of our staunchest allies. Our troops pretty much have free reign in their country. Our servicemembers are welcome everywhere there. We use that country as a staging point for all of our operations in the Middle East.
Sometimes, things don't make any sense. Sometimes, they don't fit into our pretty picture of the world. Sometimes, people just go postal and there is no clear target for our outrage.
If there is no clear connection to anything larger, this guy is just going to fall into the same category as Timothy McVeigh, James Holmes, and Dylann Roof. That's not a particularly satisfying situation, but it's an honest assessment. And, bear in mind that we didn't go after all of the domestic militias, shut down the movie studios, or re-invade the South when any of those other inexplicable tragedies happened.
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SrA Edward Vong
Terrorism - the use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims.
One can say terrorism, one can say criminal act, but we won't truly know until motive is discovered. For now, it's all opinion.
One can say terrorism, one can say criminal act, but we won't truly know until motive is discovered. For now, it's all opinion.
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PO2 Mark Saffell
criminal acts tend to be random and dont target a certain grouping. He targeted military. He did it for one reason. ISIS Inspired or ordered. Thats Terrorism. Sorry Nicholas
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Obama administration - lone gunman
FBI - criminal act
Red blooded Americans - DOMESTIC TERRORISM
FBI - criminal act
Red blooded Americans - DOMESTIC TERRORISM
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The perpetrator is a Kuwaiti national so Domestic is a bit of an overstatement. ISIS has been telling persons to attack military and there has been instruction and support from abroad so the "lone Wolf" concept is overused. In the interest of force protection, with the knowledge that recruiting stations are a target (Little Rock, Times Square, Chattanooga) why are we not arming our soldiers, sailors and marines? Political Correctness has gone awry in this country and is putting our citizens and soldiers at risk.
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If I want to play this by black and white and remaining neutral.
Terrorism - the use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims.
Based on the motives of the suspect, this could be considered a clear case a terrorism.
Terrorism - the use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims.
Based on the motives of the suspect, this could be considered a clear case a terrorism.
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SrA Edward Vong
Sgt Richard Buckner
With the all of the above put into place. It's safe to say he is a terrorist.
With the all of the above put into place. It's safe to say he is a terrorist.
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SrA Edward Vong
Sgt Richard Buckner
I like to call the extreme PC, and libs who don't think Libtards.
I like to call the extreme PC, and libs who don't think Libtards.
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