Seeking a Motive

Some respected (not by me) pundits are scratching their heads over the Chattanooga murder spree. They can not figure out why a smart young man would carry out the massacre. They are searching for any number of reasons. These talking heads are deliberately overlooking the obvious motivation. The murderer did not attack a movie theater. The shooter did not go after a black church (or a white church for that matter). The killer struck at America's armed forces in an obvious act of jihad. Was the shooter depressed? Was he on drugs or alcohol? Who cares? He is now being lauded as a "martyr" by Muslim fanatics online from all over the world. The murderer killed four unarmed marines and a sailor as an act of religious devotion. Some folks pray to their Lord, some monsters kill for theirs.