McCain: Fort Hood Shooting an 'Act of Terror'
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — U.S. Sen. John McCain said Wednesday he considered the Fort Hood shooting an "act of terror" and said authorities should have been alerted to "disturbing behavior patterns" exhibited by the Army psychiatrist accused of gunning down his comrades.
"I believe it was an act of terror," McCain told a crowd at the University of Louisville during a question-an-answer session after a Veterans Day tribute to the military.
Pressed later by a reporter to explain his words, the ranking Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee said: "The fact is that it was an act of terror when you're on a military base, and you are a trusted member of the military, a commissioned officer, and you kill your fellow members in the military — motivated obviously by his views of the extremist interpretation of an honorable religion," McCain said.
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McCain, why on earth don't you and others in the senate and congress start being men of true grit; and, unite to boot Obama and his cronies out of the White House?
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jcandme85
When Obama arrives back from his trashing of America, then he should be met by the authorities and placed under FULL investigation, in light of what he is trying to do TO this country, and then protecting Muslim war criminals, alalyze this Obama. Time to expose who you are. SEe if the Nation posts this.....or the Muslim is monitoring again.
Learn 2 Swim
Look at the cowardly liberals, not only are the too scared to confront terrorism, they cannot even bring themselves to say the word!! My God they are a cowardly yellow bunch aren't they!!
cozdog
why does it matter how its labled??
K. MARX
Oh, it that what your party did for the last eight years was confront terrorism? Because I kind of thought that since the real war was Afghanistan all along, and Bush/Cheney actually said that Osama Bin Ladin was no longer on their radar during the last few years, that the goal was pretty much to pass the ball to the next administration.
Learn 2 Swim
If he would have used explosives would there be any questions or doubt of it being a terrorist act? I guess the weapon used some how dictates terrorism, not the person's reasons for doing it. At least if your a moronic lunatic lefty.
WeWon
Wait I thought you guys hated McCain cause you didn't vote for him.....
Learn 2 Swim
Shut up lunatic.
Georgia Cricket
If not terrorist then traitor! A massacre on a military base! I want to see him charged with the 30+ attempted murders, too.
Recon
malaka is thinking people here are republicans, but can't expunge facts, most of FOX viewers are independents, then dem, finally reps.
MASS Murder = terrorism.
I don't need anyone's influence or information to call a spade a spade.
PC is a boil on the ASS of America.
Lee
Malaka Makaka are you out of your mind? Did he have to show up with a bomb vest and blow everybody up for you to believe this was a terroist attack? Are you that stupid. Wait till you are shopping this season and come out of a mall with glass shards stuck in your face and then maybe you will have second thoughts.
ChrisWolfe
WE the people need to watch very carefully... well they try to sweep this under
the rug as a sicko instead of what it is, pure terrorist? The government should realize we are watching and won't accept anything but the truth...
Malaka
It was a crime, certainly. Whether it was an act of (Muslim) terrorism, as Fox "News" and its master, the Republican Party, want to state, really is unknown. Of course, we all know Fox "News" wants to carry the Republican Party's water and claim we are less safe from terrorism under Pres. Obama than was the case under Pres. Bush, so who needs the facts?
Learn 2 Swim
Shut up lunatic.
oliver klozoff
Why don't they just say it was friendly fire?
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Geneva.man
John McCain, a delightful castrated leprechaun. A typical Republican loser, ha ha.
Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 02:56 PM -----------
What you're not saying McCain lives in a trailer court and works in a liquor store, off you're game Chad.123?
Portia
Just think. He could have been our president and we wouldn't have had a porkulous bill, I wouldn't own a car company, and Goldman Sachs would have to earn money the old fashioned way. McCain is looking better and better these days. So is George Bush. At this point, Nixon would be a real treat.
kaneki
Memo to anti-gun folks-
This is what happens when people are not allowed to arm themselves. Get it?!
JamesW62
this happened on a military base. its got nothing to do with the american people having arms
kaneki
The military in this situation were not armed because they are not allowed to carry guns on base. After this travesty, will they be allowed to carry a gun on base or will political correctness override?
Rick from Ohio
FINALLY - someone with the guts to tell it like it is. Are you listening Obama?
PA_Iraq_Vet
Really? Thanks for the heads up Mr. Politician. Not all voters are stupid.
Wag the Dog
THANK YOU JOHN, HOW ABOUT ISLAMIC TERROR AGAINST THE WEST.
Geneva.man
John McCain, a delightful castrated leprechaun. A typical Republican loser, ha ha.
SpitFireConservative (Not PC either)
Let me get this right...a premeditated multi-murder murderer is sure to get constitutional rights, but we, the tax payers that don't even want government health care, won't get constitutional rights.
i'm pissed!
Jenney
this terrorist does not deserve the title of Major or Dr. He betrayed both, the troops and patients. He massacred unarmed men, women and child. Treason and terrorism. FT. Hood cannot make another mistake, they already did it once and it cost 14 lives.
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hogarSmith
Just ask Bill O'Reilly, he know's, Bill has the #1 show on cable TV,.
Grandpa McCain just became conscious
and there was a camera in his face.
O'Reilly is in dire need of some humility, the pompous, arrogant know it all, I'm #1 mentality is so low class and shameful .
Why don't you take your ball and go home!
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sparky in queensbury new york
GLAD TO HEAR LOU DOBBS LEFT CNN, HOPEFULLY HE WILL BE
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sparky in queensbury new york
I AGREE WITH JOHN USMC OATHKEEPER....SEMPER -FI
John-USMC-OathKeeper
What was committed was 14 separate acts of terrorism on American soil by a single, sleeper jihadist. Yes, that unborn baby counts as a life as well.
sparky in queensbury new york
TERRORIST ATTACK....GET IT NOW.....OBAMA....NANCY...HARRY....JOE...
HILLARY...BARNEY......CHRIS.....CHARLIE......MAXINE......OPRAH.....CHUCK.....
KRISTIN.....AND THE REST OF YOU LIBERALS WHO THINK THIS GUY WAS
CRAZY.....YEAH, CRAZY LIKE A FOX....A TERRORIST PERIOD....
GIVE HIM A FAIR TRIAL.....THEN LINE HIM UP IN A FIRING SQUAD.....
THIS ISLAM LOVING JAHADIST PLANNED THE WHOLE THING.....
WHAT PART OF THIS DONT YOU GET........HE IS A TERRORIST....PERIOD..
Jenney
Treason and terrorism. I hope Lieberman is making sure Ft. Hood people that already messed up once do the right thing and throw the book at this terrorist. Terrorist sympathisers are traitors as well.
Jenny P
Glad someone in the goverment thinks so.
catnip
clearly it was an act of war!!!!
American_victors
Gee John are you sure your not hurting someone's feelings by being so strong on this issue? Don't we all want to just be friends?
Too little too late--he's a moderate waffler.. Needs to go the route of Doodoo er Dede.
Sharon
As long as Obama denies it was a terrorist act, then so will the left. Solid proof they cannot think for themselves...like we needed it!
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Claire D.
You mean someone in our Federal government DARES speak the truth without any PC BS? I'm utterly amazed!
Jackson Pearson
John McCain FINALLY got something right...
Psst John, we're at war, world wide, with radical Islam. We have been for a long, long time. And guess what else John, Islamic wars can last for centuries, and centuries. You don't believe me, well just take a peek at Bosnia and Kosovo! Islamo-fascists are in it for the long haul, while Americans have little or no patience.
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POLITICAL CORRECTNESS IS THE HANDMAIDEN OF TERROR
twenty12
This is the Military Oath the vicitms promised to America:
I.."Michael Cahill, Libardo Caraveo, Justin M. DeCrow, John Gaffaney, Frederick Greene, Jason Hunt, Amy Krueger, Aaron Nemelka, Michael Pearson, Russell Seager, Francheska Velez, Juanita Warman, Kham Xiong"..do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God.
This is the Oath they got in return:
"I...The President of the United States, Senators, Congress, The Speaker, Supreme Court Judges, The State Department, FBI, CIA, Homeland Security, United States Military, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Hate Crimes Bill of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of, The ACLU, The Council on American-Islamic Relations, The American-Arab Anti Discrimination Committee, The United Nations and the orders of Liberal & Global Organizations that are appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Political Correctness. So help me any god but the Christian-Judeo God"
franks1
I just heard they are going to charge this terrorist with 13 counts of pre-med murder not terrorism or treason. These PC idiots.
Fedup
Well the Major won't be charge for a Terror attack!
Just released from Fox News:
Military to charge Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan with 13 counts of premeditated murder.
Are we going to Censor this one?
truman
McCain is still fighting the Vietnam War. Try Aricept.
Sharon
Try some zanex...just quadruple the dose.
Sonny
It wasn't just an islamic muslim terrorist attack, it was the Ft Hood Massacre.
Fedup
Is Fox News fair and balanced or do they censor what they want posted here?
diez
Hello! of course Fox has to censor/evaluate the information that is posted on the site---that is how it can be kept fair and balanced. Try again.