On the first anniversary of the deadly shooting at Fort Hood, Rep. John Carter, R-Round Rock, issued a statement Friday in which he said the Pentagon has still not acknowledged that “radical Islamic terrorism” was the cause of the rampage.
In the statement, Carter said the Defense Department “must not allow political correctness to continue to skew its policies on force protection.”
“It has been a year since the terror attack on Fort Hood, and DOD still refuses to even use the words ‘radical Islam’ in their report on the attack or recommendations on how to prevent future attacks,” Carter said.
“That does not instill confidence in Congress that DOD is taking the necessary steps to protect our troops.”
Carter called on Americans Friday to pause to remember the dead and wounded and renewed his call for Congress to pass his bill giving the victims of the rampage the same status as those who were killed or wounded in the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon.
“The families of the 13 adults and one unborn child who died, along with the wounded, deserve the same treatment as we provided the Pentagon casualties,” Carter said.
“Congress must not rest until these families receive what they deserve,” he said.
The legislation Carter introduced also would provide whistleblower protection for both military and civilian personnel who report threats from “radical Islamic sympathizers.”
He also introduced a measure that would provide active shooter training for all military and civilian law enforcement personnel at military installations.
The measures are part of the pending National Defense Authorization Act.