Comments on: Breaking: Seven Killed in Fort Hood Shooting (Update: 12 Dead) http://firedoglake.com/2009/11/05/breaking-seven-killed-in-fort-hood-shooting/ Firedoglake weblog Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:26:54 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: jameswilliams http://firedoglake.com/2009/11/05/breaking-seven-killed-in-fort-hood-shooting/#comment-2009585 jameswilliams Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:45:28 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/?p=48896#comment-2009585 More Shocking and latest details on this case: http://www.70news.com/shocking-details-fort-hood-triggerman-muslim.html More Shocking and latest details on this case: http://www.70news.com/shocking-details-fort-hood-triggerman-muslim.html

]]> By: sporkovat http://firedoglake.com/2009/11/05/breaking-seven-killed-in-fort-hood-shooting/#comment-2009154 sporkovat Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:47:29 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/?p=48896#comment-2009154 <blockquote>We are grinding our troops to bits, as cannon fodder for Dick Cheney’s war. The proper way to “support our troops” would be to (1) Bring the National Guard troops back home (2) Stop the “Stop-loss” policy</blockquote> people are gonna have to stop just voting Democratic, no matter what, for those 2 things to ever happen.

We are grinding our troops to bits, as cannon fodder for Dick Cheney’s war.
The proper way to “support our troops” would be to
(1) Bring the National Guard troops back home
(2) Stop the “Stop-loss” policy

people are gonna have to stop just voting Democratic, no matter what, for those 2 things to ever happen.

]]> By: bobschacht http://firedoglake.com/2009/11/05/breaking-seven-killed-in-fort-hood-shooting/#comment-2009094 bobschacht Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:05:11 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/?p=48896#comment-2009094 The back story on this event, to me, is (1) The number of suicides at Ft. Hood (2) The miss-use of the National Guard and the repeated use of Stop-Loss in order to field sufficient numbers of troops in an illegal war that has lasted longer than WW-II. We are grinding our troops to bits, as cannon fodder for Dick Cheney's war. The proper way to "support our troops" would be to (1) Bring the National Guard troops back home (2) Stop the "Stop-loss" policy Bob in AZ The back story on this event, to me, is
(1) The number of suicides at Ft. Hood
(2) The miss-use of the National Guard and the repeated use of Stop-Loss in order to field sufficient numbers of troops in an illegal war that has lasted longer than WW-II.

We are grinding our troops to bits, as cannon fodder for Dick Cheney’s war.
The proper way to “support our troops” would be to
(1) Bring the National Guard troops back home
(2) Stop the “Stop-loss” policy

Bob in AZ

]]> By: emerson http://firedoglake.com/2009/11/05/breaking-seven-killed-in-fort-hood-shooting/#comment-2009046 emerson Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:32:01 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/?p=48896#comment-2009046 I would never say that. I think if people were honest, they would say they don't know how they would act until they're in that situation. I would never say that. I think if people were honest, they would say they don’t know how they would act until they’re in that situation.

]]> By: twolf1 http://firedoglake.com/2009/11/05/breaking-seven-killed-in-fort-hood-shooting/#comment-2009043 twolf1 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:29:59 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/?p=48896#comment-2009043 <a href="http://firedoglake.com/2009/11/05/breaking-fort-hood-alleged-shooter-now-confirmed-alive/" rel="nofollow">New post way up top</a> about latest developments New post way up top about latest developments

]]> By: Raven http://firedoglake.com/2009/11/05/breaking-seven-killed-in-fort-hood-shooting/#comment-2009041 Raven Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:28:51 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/?p=48896#comment-2009041 As a former soldier I don't think that is the most important thing but I respect your perspective. As a former soldier I don’t think that is the most important thing but I respect your perspective.

]]> By: Raven http://firedoglake.com/2009/11/05/breaking-seven-killed-in-fort-hood-shooting/#comment-2009040 Raven Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:27:58 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/?p=48896#comment-2009040 Self preservation is a hell of a influence. People always think, "someone should have charged him". It's easy to say. Self preservation is a hell of a influence. People always think, “someone should have charged him”. It’s easy to say.

]]> By: emerson http://firedoglake.com/2009/11/05/breaking-seven-killed-in-fort-hood-shooting/#comment-2009039 emerson Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:26:48 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/?p=48896#comment-2009039 As a former reporter, nothing is more important than getting a death wrong. At the least, you have to attribute the quote and they didn't. As a former reporter, nothing is more important than getting a death wrong. At the least, you have to attribute the quote and they didn’t.

]]> By: Raven http://firedoglake.com/2009/11/05/breaking-seven-killed-in-fort-hood-shooting/#comment-2009038 Raven Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:24:49 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/?p=48896#comment-2009038 It's not that hard to reload a 9mm. It’s not that hard to reload a 9mm.

]]> By: emerson http://firedoglake.com/2009/11/05/breaking-seven-killed-in-fort-hood-shooting/#comment-2009037 emerson Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:24:04 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/?p=48896#comment-2009037 that's what I would ask, where did the shooter reload? that’s what I would ask, where did the shooter reload?

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