{"id":20280,"date":"2010-08-26T13:39:46","date_gmt":"2010-08-26T17:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=20280"},"modified":"2010-08-26T13:47:06","modified_gmt":"2010-08-26T17:47:06","slug":"muslim-soldier-faces-deploying-and-says-no","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=20280","title":{"rendered":"Muslim soldier faces deployment and says ‘no’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Naser Abdo, a Muslim soldier stationed at Fort Campbell, KY who has been in the Army a year or so has refused to deploy with his unit<\/a> (there’s video at the link);<\/p>\n

According to documents provided to The Associated Press, Abdo cited Islamic scholars and verses from the Quran as reasons for his decision to ask for separation from the Army.<\/p>\n

“I realized through further reflection that God did not give legitimacy to the war in Afghanistan, Iraq or any war the U.S. Army would conceivably participate in,” he wrote.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Apparently, he wasn’t aware that we are at war – because he’s not more Muslim this year than he was last year. The religion didn’t change in the last year. Hundreds of Muslims are serving this very minute without pretending to shit themselves over discovering they might be deployed. This rocket scientist waited until his unit was ordered to deploy before he pulled out his Muslim card.<\/p>\n

“There was racial slurs,” Abdo told Channel 4. “On several occasions, I’ve missed prayers — sometimes, often times, involuntarily.”<\/p>\n

A recommendation from the commander of his battalion’s rear detachment based at Fort Campbell said if Abdo deployed to a combat zone, he could jeopardize the lives of fellow soldiers as well as his own because of his convictions as a conscientious objector.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Sure I’m glad he didn’t deploy because he was a greater danger to those around him than any enemy he might encounter, but as an American tax payer, I want restitution for this gumball’s training and pay up to this point. <\/p>\n

In fact, i want them all to pay me back…Jesse MacBeth, Geoff Millard, Matthis Chiroux…all of them. Every single one who made a promise and failed to fulfill it. In fact, I volunteer to be the repo man. Nothing would make me happier to use Matthis as a club to shake down Millard for the millions Millard owes us taxpayers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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