Originally Posted by
SSG Rock
I'm not sold on this idea. It sounds like another knee jerk reaction, akin to opening military recruiting stations in overseas countries. It is rife with potential, serious issues, all of them obvious.
I agree that putting a muslim face on our efforts in both theaters should be a top priority, but to me it isn't worth taking this risk.
I dislike stereotyping as much as anyone else. But untill we have a deeper understanding of Islam I think it is a brutal fact of reality that all muslims are suspect. It seems to me that we should stick to hiring muslims as Department of Defense Civilians, contractors and the like. I'm reminded of the fragging that the 101st experienced and I wonder, how can a devout muslim justify serving in a western military in operations against fellow muslims? For now, I think that we should keep muslims at arms length.
Once the enemy is inside the wire, the damage they can do is disasterous, and it's hard to root them out.
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