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Back during the summer I drew the sketch of the drawing to the right. The theory behind it was that political correctness today has covered our mouths, making us - Americans - afraid to speak out for our liberties and save them by doing so. I felt (and still feel) that if we continue to allow our mouths to be taped shut and our voices to be silenced by the ever-looming shadow of political correctness that the blood that our forefathers (and for that matter, all of the soldiers currently fighting for us) shed for us will have all been in vain. Furthermore I believe that their blood will be in our hands.I will keep this brief as, by now, surely anyone reading this blog knows what has happened, but on November 5, 2009, America was again attacked on her own soil. The soldiers and civilians on Fort Hood army base in Texas were attacked by Nidal Malik Hasan who open fired, killing 13 and injuring 31 by the last count that I heard.
By listening to the American media, one might think that Hasan is the real victem here. They would have you think that he suffered from PTSD (even though he'd never actually been in the war) or was bullied by fellow soldiers over his Muslim religion. Nevermind the strong evidence that has come out that he has been attempting to reach terrorists overseas and has been known to speak out violently against the war.
I fear that if we continue to sugarcoat our approach to terrorists (foreign or domestic) that there can be no other outcome than more attacks on our soil. Yes, Hasan is insane. He is as insane as the men that flew into the Twin Towers in 2001, but I didn't hear America crying out in their defense, nor should they have. This man is a terrorist if we say so or not, so we might as well say so and remember that we are fighting a real war with real enemies.
God bless the soldiers in Fort Hood, located elsewhere in the States, and those overseas. Thank you all for your duty to your country and we are forever in your debt.
J.E. Russell
