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Now that the pent-up rant is taken care of, I'll move on to the article in question.

I think it is absolutely ludicrous that anyone could call Major Hassan a "hero" for his actions and I agree such language IS terroristic. Major Hassan attacked military and civilian personnel. By definition, his act was one of terrorism.

I do agree that Muslims in the military should be allowed to "opt out" based on their religious beliefs. But the article makes a good point that Muslims don't have any trouble killing each other - even on religious holidays - on their own. Still, if a soldier doesn't feel he can fulfill his sworn duty to protect, honor and defend this country and their fellow soldiers, then they don't need to be in the military and should be given an option to leave.