Tragedy at Fort Hood

So we all know about the shooting at Fort Hood last week that killed 13 American soldiers and injured 29. We also know that the shooter, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, was a Muslim who allegedly proclaimed "Allahu Akbar" (God is Great) before he shot everyone up. As it turns out, he survived the shooting, and investigators are beginning to probe the situation to determine his motives. Preliminary reports state that Hasan acted alone in the shooting. While most people tend to say they're upset that the murderer survived while so many of his victims were killed, I actually am glad he survived.

After his name was revealed, and especially once witnesses said he had shouted God is Great beforehand, the attacks on Islam continued (I'm obviously not saying beginning because they never actually stopped). It seems very easy for people to point the finger to Islam when a radical extremist acts out on his own insane tendencies. In fact, in my mind, not only is it unrepresentative of what Islam is about, it lessens the severity of the acts of the man himself to allow him to cop out on the excuse of religion. Would you really want to blame Timothy McVeigh's actions on his Christian heritage? Seung-hui Cho was raised in a Christian household. His actions aren't a result of any mental or psychological problems, but simply his warped religion. Now that Hasan is alive, hopefully the FBI can probe into his warped mind enough that people can see that he is in fact a psychopath, and not a true Muslim.

And by the way, if people really believe that Islam promotes this kind of violence, what is their ultimate goal? What would they have happen to Muslims? There are people who refuse to believe or accept that Islam does not condone these kinds of actions, regardless of their ignorance of the Quran. They believe the religion promotes war and violence. So what I want to know is, what do they want to have happen to the religion? To Muslims? Since it doesn't seem possible to some people for a person to just be a murdering psychopath, and it must be their religion, what is the solution?

And for all the people who are sad that Hasan didn't die, don't worry. He will be Court Martialed and given the death penalty, as he is subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice.