Weekly Standard: U.S. Troops Face Eating, Drinking Restrictions During Ramadan
A top commander in southwest Asia reminded U.S military personnel stationed in Muslim countries in the Middle East of the restrictions placed on them during Ramadan. According to a report by the U.S. Air Forces Central Command Public Affairs, Brig. Gen. John Quintas, 380th Air Expeditionary Wing commander in Southwest Asia, said that the U.S. is "committed to the concepts of tolerance, freedom and diversity." But he added that soldiers should "become more informed and appreciative of the traditions and history of the people in this region of the world... [R]emember we are guests here and that the host nation is our shoulder-to-shoulder, brothers and sisters in arms, risking their lives for our common cause to defeat terrorism."
WNU Editor: Where is the ACLU when you need them .... especially in this case where the evidence is more than abundant that a certain religious code of conduct is being imposed on U.S. soldiers.
Wow, just wow...
ReplyDeleteI'd actually get up and leave at that point if I felt someones religion was being forced upon me. I'd never accept such blatant disregard for common freedom.
U.s. military is being forced out of Christianity and into islam......Shocker!!
ReplyDeleteActually, we've always had restrictions on military personnel in muslim countries during Ramadan. Fasting locals tend to get a bit... testy... during that period. It's generally safer to keep a low profile. It's the "tolerance, freedom and diversity" parroting that's even more annoying.
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