Muslim U.S. Soldier Refuses To Be Deployed, Cites Islamic Standards

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Muslim US soldier refusing to be deployed; Cites “Islamic Standards”


Posted on August 24, 2010

by dancingczars
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by Infidelesto

Infidels are Cool



If your “Islamic standards” prohibit you from going to war, you should have never joined the Army in the first place. Now, you’ll have to suffer the consequences of your actions if you refuse to go. Nobody forced you into the Army.







Muslim soldier with 101st Airborne says he won’t go if deployed



NASHVILLE — A U.S. Army soldier wants to leave the military service as a conscientious objector based on his beliefs as a Muslim, but he says he’s concerned he may be deployed to Afghanistan anyway.









Pfc. Naser Abdo, a 20-year-old infantryman assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, said Monday that if the military orders him to deploy, he will refuse to go despite the fact that it may result in a military charge against him….



Abdo said when he joined the Army more than a year ago, he initially felt he could be a soldier and a Muslim at the same time. But he said he now believes Islamic standards would prohibit his service in the U.S. Army in any war.



According to documents provided to The Associated Press, Abdo cited Islamic scholars and verses from the Quran as reasons for his decision to ask for separation from the Army.



“I realized through further reflection that God did not give legitimacy to the war in Afghanistan, Iraq or any war the U.S. Army would conceivably participate in,” he wrote.



Of course an article like this wouldn’t be complete without the usual claims of victimhood by those evil, Islamophobic bigots within his ranks.



He also said he was harassed during basic training because of his religion, including hearing insulting comments about Islam and Muslims. He said that at times, he hasn’t been able to make his daily prayers because of his military service….



Great quote from Robert Spencer:



It would be refreshing to see a comprehensive refutation of his views by the American Muslim advocacy groups that dismiss as “Islamophobia” any suggestion that there is any difficulty in reconciling one’s obligations as an American soldier, or American citizen, and one’s obligations as a knowledgeable and committed Muslim.



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