To fail to condemn is to encourage

Submitted by Edward Halper (United States), Nov 9, 2009 at 13:04

Those who look for alternative reasons to explain a murderous attack on the US military fail to see that that their machinations are perceived in the Islamic world as tacit acknowledgments of the Islamists' cause. What is needed is an unequivocal condemnation of the morality of Hasan's action and an appeal to the American Muslim community to come forward with information on others who may be planning other attacks.

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