Being in the military community, you tend to pay attention to certain things more than others. Recently, the Bradley Manning and Nidal Hassan cases have been back on our radar. And they both grind my gears to no end. There's just so many articles that I wouldn't know where to start or which would be the best links, but trust me if you google them, you'll get results.
PFC Bradley Manning is a traitor, not a hero. He knowingly sold classified information to WikiLeaks that damaged credibility, were made available to the enemy and could have put our troops in an even more precarious position that could have compromised their safety. Hubby has been on multiple deployments, so as a spouse the last thing I need to worry about when he's downrange is that some jackass PFC has leaked information that could get my husband killed. I understand why we're there, I absolutely support our troops. You can argue until you're blue in the face with me but basically it all boils down to, if you had just been attacked on US soil and were the president, would you not have done the same thing? (Because look where ignoring problems and appeasement once got us (and if you don't get it, then I guess you're not a history person, sorry)) In my opinion, Manning got off light with 35 years. But now, now outlets are reporting that Manning wants to immediately start a sex change. Really? Seriously? No. Absolutely not. The government cannot allow this to happen on their dime. First off, the government doesn't have money for frivolous things like this in comparison to oh I don't know, let's say the economy, no actual passed budget since this administration took over (despite the fact that the Democrats controlled both houses and the White House and could have passed any budget they wanted but didn't -- real responsible leaders we have elected). Second off, he was still getting his measly E3 pay while sitting in the brig as far as I know. He can use that money to pay for it, after he serves his time. Someone pointed out that this may just be a ruse to distract from the real issue: he sold secrets as a soldier of the United States Army and is a traitor of the highest ranks.
Another traitor of the highest ranks is Major Nidal Hassan, also known as the Ft Hood Shooter. Although he has confessed that he was motivated by his faith and was in contact with a known extremist prior to his rampage, it is not being considered an act of terrorism but workplace violence. Are you serious? He killed 13 people, both civilians and soldiers, and wounded 30 more in the name of extreme Islam. He was in contact with our enemy, plotted with our enemy and it's still just workplace violence. Yes totally makes sense. He represented himself in court, he has said he wants to die for his actions. No. Sorry, Major but I don't think you should. I think that you should be sent to Gitmo and stay there until you rot. If the US government sentences you to death and carry it out then Hassan will be considered a martyr, and that is what he wants. In the meantime, the victims of this shooting have fought to gain the benefits that would have be granted if this had been declared what it was, an act of terror but because the government refuses to recognize it as such they continue to fight an unnecessary fight.
It's a sad day when our own soldiers turn against the country they've sworn to protect. It's an even sadder day when the country goes soft on these traitors, who knows how many more attacks they'll encourage by it.
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