The events at Fort Hood are extremely upsetting, and it seems the entire country took in a collective gasp of shock and horror as details about the largest shooting at a U.S. army base are revealed. What are we to make of this? The shy psychiatrist suddenly snaps after hearing horror stories from soldiers based in Iraq and Afghanistan and finding out he is being deployed? A religious extremist suddenly shows his true colors? There is much speculation, and little answers at this time. Muslim groups fear backlash that evokes memories of post 9/11 trauma.We hope that U.S. citizens will understand that the actions of one cannot be used to generalize the behavior of an entire religion of people, and CNN made a disappointing and unnecessary reference in one of their headlines describing the suspect's demeanor as "cool, calm and religious." The idea of our own soldiers being unsafe on a U.S. base is disturbing in the utmost, and some are questioning if the military missed key signs that would have tipped them off about Hasan. Obama gave a characteristically thoughtful address, and referred to the attacks as horrifying. Horrifying it is.
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