Shagnanigans wrote:

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This doesn't sound remotely religious or political. Guy wanted out, he couldn't stand it, and he just lost it. Terrorists wouldn't send in a sleeper to spend eight years in the military, just so he could shoot a handful of people who are probably all lower-level, not like they're generals or anything.

I agree completely, but it may be that his religion did play a role in his decision. I'd still wager that he used his access as a therapist to find a couple of easily-manipulated partners. There's just nothing about this so far that suggests anything more than a few guys who really, REALLY didn't want to go back to Iraq, and who were pissed enough about that prospect that they decided to take action, rather than take a more passive way out.


If this were an actual terrorist plot, wouldn't it make more sense to wait until getting in-country, where through intelligence alone (shrinks hear lots of good, up-to-date shit) he could cause more damage? Combine that with the access to more firepower for his uniformed partners, and they could have pulled off a pretty major strike. It would've been a HUGE public-relations coup for Al Qaeda at the very least.

Shagnanigans wrote:

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They've released the other two suspects, I thought?

Ahh, didn't see that.


But I do see that CNN is reporting the shooter isn't dead, so we may find out his deal after all.