Muslims in the american army???

Question

THis question came out of me and my friends just talking about random things.....ended up with a hypothetical situation
I'm muslim myself and am not choosing a military path in life, but i'm american born and if this country was under attack i'd feel the need to join up and defend it. I mean like someplace dropping bombs on us and acutal bringing in an invasion force.

My friends said that was a dumb idea, i'd probably get shot by our own troops. Had a friend too that was in Iraq and said i probably wouldn't fit in well. Was just wondering what other people in the armed forces thought.

Yeah i'm entirely anti war, but it has to be done sometimes.

I guess i'd have to shave for bootcamp, but i'm "indian" with a full beard (its cold in pennsylvania).

Was also thinking if a war was against a "muslim" country, there would be distrust.

Would like to honestly say BIg Iron is right in that a Muslim is a Muslim first and American second.

This is why i ask i guess.

Like i know bin laden claims he's mulsim..he "practicies" islam, is born muslim, to me he's not muslim.

Islam is both religious and social. So if you are born in a muslim country you'll probably say "in the name of god" 50 times a day. If you are religious or not... Whereas here(USA), if you're not religious, you just don't associate religion with your life.

I learned this form a 3 year old. His parents said "inshallah" .... "if god wills" and he asked, "do you mean the real or fake......"

So this gets back to what some people were saying.... i'd say atleast 95% of people in the middle east are "muslim", but to me only maybe 20%

Its the internet, i don't have to lie, but yeah....i am the guy that'd be great to have over for dinner.... i'm worreid about the trust.

Answer 1

My husband serves with Muslims, some born here and others from the Middle East who came over with their families.

I would like to tell you that your friends are wrong, but my husband has had to stand up for these guys too many times against racists that abound in the armed forces. They hate Muslims, especially Middle Eastern Muslims, in the military. I don't care who says what, this is a fact.

Answer 2

I guess it would depend on who we were fighting at the time. If we were at war with Japan and you were of Japanese decent and joined the armed forces for example would people discriminate upon you due to the fact that you were Japanese? Probably. America is a mixture of many different races and religions. I personally don't care what race you are, if you are willing to defend our country then you deserve to be respected and honored. I think people forget that all of our ancestors are from different countries except for the Native Americans(American Indians) America is a melting pot. If you pay taxes and are loyal to our country you are an American and have every right to fight for our country.

Answer 3

A Muslim is a Muslim first and and American second, If you strictly follow your own teachings you know that you cannot place anyone or anything above Muhammad and Allah. Because I understand this I would not trust you if we were fighting other Muslims.
Army Sgt. Hasan Akbar was sentenced to death in April 2005 for killing fellow soldiers while their unit awaited deployment from Kuwait into Iraq in 2003. Sgt. Akbar admitted killing two fellow soldiers and injuring fourteen because he believed that American soldiers would kill Muslims, and rape Muslim women, in Iraq. His lawyers argued that he was mentally ill. Sgt. Akbar claimed that he was religiously harassed before the incident, but the defense did not present any testimony regarding religious harassment at the trial. There are other reports of this same sort of thing in varying degrees.
You might be a great guy and fun to have over for dinner, but I wouldnt want you in my squad, Ill put my mens life and mine over being politically correct any day.

Answer 4

If your an american and you love your country, it will not matter what race, religion, sex, age you are from.....If you believe that you are fighting for a purpose - the survival of the nation, above religion, then it does not matter what your religious beliefs are.

The problem is when people start putting their religious faith above loyalty for their country. You cannot serve God and democracy at the same time.

If you want to pick up a gun and stand beside those who believe in your country, then thats great to have you beside us. But if there are people that put god before the state...maybe its better that those people just go their own way.

Answer 5

If you were commited to defending this country, it would not matter what your religious preferences are. The question that needs to be asked is : Do you believe like those in Islam who think this country should be attacked? If you do, then I would not doubt that you would receive "friendly fire". If not, then you should not be treated any differently than any other soldier.

Answer 6

A kid born to Japanese parents in America could have asked the same question in 1942. But we know now they turned out be the best fighters to wear an American uniform. The same might be said of you in 65 years.

Answer 7

Terrorists are not Muslims, after all. Where in the Qur'an does it say that killing women, children, and the elderly is ok? Where does it say that destroying buildings and infrastructure is fighting in the way of Allah? The "War on Terrorism" is not a religious war, in that the antagonists don't adhere to the religion that they proclaim to defend.

Tell you friends to kissyourass. You'd kill the jihadist, fundamentalists just as quickly as their grandfathers killed the 'Christian' Nazis. Wrong is wrong, regardless of what religious banner it's wrapped in.

Answer 8

Islam calls for loyalty to ones united states. If a Muslim is prepared to stay in a undeniable united states, they could desire to be prepared to guard that united states. If what that united states is doing is so offensive that the Muslim feels they can't guard it, then they could desire to flow away the rustic. notwithstanding, to stay in a rustic and revel in its advantages, mutually as criticizing the rustic and wishing for its downfall, is punctiliously hypocrtical and unislamic. The Prophet (sa) taught loyalty to ones united states, exceptionally if that united states facilitates non secular freedom. As an American Muslim, I vehemently disagree with usa's wars against Iraq. notwithstanding, i could sit down here and revel in some super advantages of usa and say i would not be prepared to guard it. which could make me a hypocrite and against Islam. love for all, hatred for none

Answer 9

Well if your not some crazy extremist that goes around choping peoples head off then i think i would want you to help on the war if you wanted to. there may be some people who might not like you, but i think most of the poeple in the army would res[ect you for fight for whats right.

Answer 10

There are people of all denominations in the US military including atheists and agnostics. A few military personnel might give you a hard time, but most (including commanders) would not care as long as you did your job.