Dr. Jasser told "Dallas Morning News," that he was stunned when he heard about the tragedy. He explained how him and Hasan were basically in the same situation. Both military doctors, but Hasan explained further why he did not end up like Hasan and experience the same downfall Hasan went through. Jasser says, that the difference between him and Hasan, was that Jasser was blessed with parents who taught him that he was an American who happened to be Muslim. Jasser's family came from Syria, and Jasser explains how never in his home, did he or his family refer to Syria as home, or say that their government was inferior to Sharia law or the Islamic State. Jasser later explains that the reason he joined the army, was because he felt a "deep-seated" obligation to give back to the country that gave him freedom, that no other country could give. Jasser was taught to value and love liberty.
Jasser believes that Dr. Hasan was brainwashed by a local Mosque he attended. Interestingly, over the years politics has been blended into Islam. Jasser explained that back in the Middle East, the safest place to discuss politics was in the Mosque. This is because in the Mosque, the government could not get a hold of anyone; and because of this, politics became a part of Islam. For example, Jasser remembered when he was at the University in Phoenix. He was at the Mosque he usually attended regularly. The Imam had a picture of an Iraqi lade holding a sign next to an American soldier saying, "I was knocked up by this soldier." Jasser was very offended by this and told the Imam if he had any idea what he had done. He brainwashed these college students to thinking that the U.S. Army was harassing innocent civilians in Iraq. This is what Jasser thinks happened to Hasan.
Jasser is worried that Hasan is not the only American-Muslim who was brainwashed. He feels that many young Muslims are being brainwashed into thinking that America is the enemy and they must attack the one country that gave them shelter from their oppressive dictatorship "homelands." Like Oedipus, Hasan had his own tragic flaw, although Hasan's was much worse than Oedipus'. Interestingly, Jasser compared Hasan to Lee Harvey Oswald. Like Hasan, Oswald was also in the military (Marines) who was becoming a Marxist. Jasser says that no one can deny that it was Oswald's Marxism that played a role in his hatred for America.
I believe that Jasser's points were very true, and I am happy that he thinks that this brainwashing must end. He is proud to be an American, and has risked his life in order to protect it. It is true though that Hasan could have taken a different path. The path that Jasser took, but sadly the anger and violence overpowered his heart and left him mad. "
No comments:
Post a Comment