Amazing, isn’t it? We have the closest thing to a legally-sanctioned witch hunt in this country, and John McCain says it’s working. Military readiness is suffering, the Army is woefully short of Arabic translators…and the brass is worried about a soldier’s sexuality? What sort of cloud cuckoo land are these maroons living in?
There are units who have been deployed to Iraq and/or Afghanistan for four FOUR different tours. Thousands of military marriages have collapsed due to the strains and stresses of multiple, extended tours. National Guard and Army Reserve units are suffering from a lack of materiel. And the military is focusing on whether or not a soldier is gay?
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell is an abject failure. IT…DOES…NOT…WORK. By purging the ranks of soldiers who WANT to serve their country, our military sends the clear message that they’re more concerned with lifestyle than military comportment, competence, and performance. Readiness is all well and good, but does he like girls…or is he one of the nasty little fudge-packers??
In this era of the never-ending war against terrorism, it would seem common-sensical that we ensure that our military is at the highest-possible state of readiness. Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell may make the bigots and the haters feel better and “safer”, but it does nothing for readiness, and it erodes the military’s ability to perform Job One- protecting the Homeland.
I’m sorry, y’all, but John McCain is an idiot who will say anything to anyone if he thinks it will increase his chances of being elected President. A man so willing to ignore the reality of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell has no business being allowed to sit behind the big desk in the Oval Office. Then again, after eight years of Our Glorious and Benevolent Leader © , the BTK Killer would seem qualified by comparison.
