Obama: Review Of Ft. Hood Shootings Needed

This was a week for honoring the extraordinary service and profound sacrifice of our men and women in uniform.

Every fall, we set aside a special day to pay tribute to our veterans. But this year, Veterans Day took on even greater poignancy and meaning because of the tragic events at Fort Hood.

On Tuesday, I traveled there to join with the Fort Hood community, the Army, and the friends and families of the victims to honor thirteen of our fellow Americans who died and the dozens more who were wounded not on some distant shore, but on a military base at home.

Every man and woman who signs up for military service does so with full knowledge of the dangers that could come that is part of what makes the service of our troops and veterans so extraordinary. But its unthinkable that so many would die in a hail of gunfire on a US Army base in the heart of Texas, and that a fellow service-member could have pulled trigger.

There is an ongoing investigation into this terrible tragedy. That investigation will look at the motives of the alleged gunman, including his views and contacts. As I said in Fort Hood, I am confident that justice will be done, and I will insist that the full story be told. That is paramount, and I wont compromise that investigation today by discussing the details of this case. But given the potential warning signs that may have been known prior these shootings, we must uncover what steps if any could have been taken to avert this tragedy.

On the Thursday evening that this tragedy took place, I met in the Oval Office with Secretary of Defense Gates, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mullen, and FBI Director Mueller to review the immediate steps that were necessary to support the families and secure Fort Hood. The next morning, I met with the leadership of our military and the intelligence community, and ordered them to undertake a full review of the sequence of events that led up to the shootings.

The purpose of this review is clear: We must compile every ...

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[theTrenchantObdurate]

I was a Marine and this is not unusual. Most of the time your weapon is locked up in the armory. There are certain procedures you have to go through to check it out. They do this for safety reasons. You are not allowed to have your own weapons in the barrraks either you have to check those in and out as well. Further more there are other procedures you have to go through to get live rounds(ammunition). This again is a safety procaution.

[donohuee]

Oh c'mon, you know what I mean, those presidents weren't alive in the television era.

[TheArmy19D]

This was the worst terrorist attack since 9/11. Islam is shit

[CaPtAiNxOuTlaNdisH]

@omniscient232 there is no difference!!! between a muslim and a and islamic!!they both wrap their heads to keep common sense from entering their brains.

[CaPtAiNxOuTlaNdisH]

@theTrenchantObdurate yeah sure!! what would you know about politics

[CrackerJack1129]

Political correctness combined with affirmative action are dominant factors in why this under achieving islamic fundamentalist achieved his aim of slaughtering in cold blood 13 infidels. The signs were many and routinely ignored. People who could see it were not listened to because of fear of being called a racist and bigot. Vile slurs used only to shut down any legitimate concerns. Obama and his left wing liberal supporters believe and support a PC/ AA world. Blood on their hands...

That is why

[omniscient232]

reading is obviously not your best trait. I am saying that the guy who killed theo van gogh is an islamic extremist. and the 9/11 people aswel. I said that as a responce to you saying that the theo van gogh murderer is MUSLIM (in full caps).

Again, i quote you: "He was a Muslim guy right, who killed Van Gogh son"

i responded to that with "we have 1 murder by a muslim extremist"

How can you read my comments and think i dont know the difference between a muslim and an islamic extremist?

[papavalium]

Goofy, You go from being a Muslim to an Islamic Extremist when you act out and kill people. Do you understand the difference now fool?

[omniscient232]

you are contradicting yourself:

i quote you: "I think that MUSLIM man did that to him right?"

i said: "we have 1 murder by a muslim extremist since..."

you said: "He was a Muslim guy right, who killed Van Gogh son"

i said: "you brought up islam"

you said: "big differnece between Muslims and Islamic Extremists"

I actually used the word extremist before you did. i said they we're extremists, as a responce to you saying muslim (in full caps).

I agree with you that they are not real muslims.

[omniscient232]

i never even used the word racist.

[Obamawaffles]

Nice to know that the policies of this admin permit the first terrorist attack on US soil since 9-11

[papavalium]

You think everytime someone says Muslim they are being racist or something???? Wow you are a sheep, think for yourself man.