The attack at Fort Hood yesterday is a tragedy. I am not trying to
downplay that or take away from the family and friends of those killed
and wounded.
Congress had a moment of silence for all the soldiers killed at Fort
Hood yesterday. Which is all well and good, but why they don't have
moments of silence for the soldiers killed in combat? Or the ones killed
in training accidents? We had a Coast Guard plane and Marine helicopter
collide off the coast of California last week. Did those nine missing
people get a moment of silence? What about the soldiers killed in
Afghanistan or Iraq? When do they get a Congressional moment of silence?
Friday, November 06, 2009
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they should have a moment of silence for our lack of a commander in chief.
Not a tragedy.
An atrocity.
The single largest (in terms of casualties taken) terrorist attack on U.S. soil since 9/11/2001.
On that basis, it _is_ qualitatively different from the other deaths you cite.
But that _won't_ have been the reasoning of those in Congress who authorized this.
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