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Originally Posted by GeneralMao
According to his cousin:
"He was dealing with some harassment from his military colleagues. I don’t think he’s ever been disenchanted with the military. It was the harassment. He hired a military attorney to try to have the issue resolved, pay back the government, to get out of the military. He was at the end of trying everything."
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That's straight stupid. The same person also said he was a great american and a good guy.
This jackass just shot more than 40 people...most of whom he did not know; most were just young soldiers waiting to deploy.
PTSD is not an excuse, especially in this instance as the guy had never been deployed.
He is upset about being harrased? Maybe he should not have fought being deployed while in the military and after accepting an additional service obligation for free medical school. Or perhaps he shouldn't tell his co-workers that muslims should rise up and kill the Americans in Afghanistan and Iraq (not the exact quote, but the meaning). Or maybe he should have avoided drawing FBI attention for encouraging suicide bombers (who IIRC are mostly poofing themselves in the vicinity of Americans/American allies).
Also, he was a FIELD GRADE OFFICER. What does that mean? Basically he wins all the pissing contests because he outranks 95% or more of the military. If I "harassed" a Major I would be lucky to escape without severe (by civilian standards) discipline.
This person was pathetic. His hardships pale in comparison to many of those whom he supposedly counseled as a psychiatrist (psychologist?) and very likely compared to many of the people he shot. Even if the soldiers attending SRC were not hardened combat veterans, the vast majority were likely junior enlisted, which is no cakewalk.
Oh, and the final measure of who held the high ground today: After observing 40 of their comrades get shot, including the policewoman who shot the killer, soldiers/first responders still saved the guys life. Guess he shouldn't have given away his Koran.
I hope he gets a nasty infection and dies a horrible death complicated by swine flu.