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Originally Posted by kindlekitten
he has certainly done more to harm the Muslim presence in the military than any other single action in the history of the United States.
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Agreed. But this doesn't make it a died-in-the-wool terrorist attack. I tend to agree with ardeegee on the circumstances, making it really a much more complex issue.
This was a guy who felt harassed, and did have conscience issues. I doubt he would have done this act if he had not been in the army. Consider that he seemed to have joined the army for thankfulness towards the United States (as I have read somewhere). His conscience must have weighed on him really heavily if he chose to do this horrible act, in spite of his thankfulness.
I believe he went crazy because of these two extreme feelings - religion and dedication to the US, both pulling in opposite directions. Add his feelings of being mobbed due to his religion, and the fact (is it a fact? I just read it in this thread) that he was underperforming, and you do get a complex mixture that certainly sets him apart from other religiously motivated terrorist attacks.