Private William Long

For those not paying attention, that is the name of the U. S. Army soldier who was killed two days ago in Little Rock, Ar. by a home-grown Muslim terrorist. Pvt. Long was a recent graduate of basic training and was in Little Rock to see the man who recruited him into the service. He was there with another Pvt., Private Quinton Ezeagwula who was also wounded in the attack. These two young heroes were standing on a street in an American city and were shot by an Islamic militant for the crime of being in the military. Police say 24-year-old Abdulhakim Muhammad, aka Carlos Bledsoe, told them he killed Private Long and wounded the other soldier because of what the military had done to Muslims.

One would think that the President of this nation, the commander-in-chief of the United States Army, would have something to say about such a heinous attack on two members of the military who were in a U.S. city and not in a combat zone. One would think that this type of situation would have as much weight, if not more, than the heinous murder of Dr. Tiller did on May 31st of this year. Unfortunately this does not seem to be the case. Two days after I contacted the White House about the absence of any public statement by the President on this subject there is still nothing on the White House website. There has still not been any formal statement to the press. Lastly there has been no reply to my email. Maybe this should be a warning to the men and women in uniform about the mindset of their commander-in-chief.

Rest in peace Private Long, you will be remembered.

ETA: It has come to my attention that the President has indeed released a statement about the death of Private Long, unfortunately it was released only to the Arkansas press. While I appreciate the effort I find it hard to understand why it was only released in Arkansas. Does he feel that the rest of the nation is unconcerned by acts of terrorism in this country? Does he think that American's could care less about the violent deaths of our soldiers here at home? If so, Mr. President, you have a LOT to learn about the American people.