{"id":17155,"date":"2010-02-02T17:44:23","date_gmt":"2010-02-02T22:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=17155"},"modified":"2010-02-02T17:44:23","modified_gmt":"2010-02-02T22:44:23","slug":"poking-the-dadt-bear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=17155","title":{"rendered":"Poking the DADT bear"},"content":{"rendered":"

It amuses me how upset everyone gets over DADT while there’s a war going on. The Secretary of Defense and his staff were in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee<\/a> telling the world that they fully support the President’s policy, which is nothing more than jumping in bed with butt-hurt gays. For what? How will this improve our strategic position in the Middle East? <\/p>\n

I don’t see legions of gay people milling around outside of recruiting stations waiting for DADT to fall by the side of the road so they can do their patriotic duty. I hope when (notice Isaid “when”) DADT finally ends they keep statistics of how many gays join just because there’s no more DADT. I’m guessing “none”.<\/p>\n

Take our buddy dicksmith at Vote Vets; three out of the first six posts over there have to do with who is an American and who isn’t depending on their support for ending DADT. Is that really an issue which bears that level of scrutiny and discussion WHILE THERE’S A WAR GOING ON? <\/p>\n

I’ll admit that we’ve had a large number of posts related to DADT this week, but it’s only because we love to watch you guys sling snot all over your computer screens. It’s called showmanship. But dicksmith takes this shit seriously, like he’s never going to get laid again until DADT is rescinded. I’m guessing he’s a bottom boy.<\/p>\n

But, WHILE THERE’S A WAR GOING ON, there’s the Secretary of Defense snot-eyed in front of the likes of John Kerry professing his undying love for gays (not that there’s anything wrong with that) and the flamboyant lifestyle. Admiral Mullen said<\/a>;<\/p>\n

“I cannot escape being troubled by the fact that we have in place a policy that forces young men and women to lie about who they are in order to defend their fellow citizens,” Mullen said. “For me, personally, it comes down to integrity — theirs as individuals and ours as an institution.” <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Can’t escaped being troubled? That’s a bit flamboyant, too. This isn’t a policy that forces people to lie, it’s a policy that forces people to follow the rules. Is everyone forgetting that before DADT gays were forbidden to serve? DADT was an effective, moderate compromise – but the gay community doesn’t want to compromise. And that’s why they shouldn’t have a voice in the discussion. They won’t quit until there’s a digital-camouflage-patterned feather boa in the 670-1.<\/p>\n

Just like the whole discussion of Sikhs and their turbans – they couldn’t wear their turbans in uniform because certain combat conditions might result in their death. But that didn’t stop them from making completely vacuous arguments and the Army caved. I don’t see the Army’s ranks swelling with Sikhs either.<\/p>\n

Gates told the committee;<\/p>\n

“I fully support the president’s decision,” Gates said. “The question before us is not whether the military prepares to make this change, but how we … best prepare for it. We have received our orders from the commander in chief and we are moving out accordingly.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Fine, that’s why you’re SecDef, you should support the president’s decision and that should be the end of the testimony to the Senate Committee. There was no need for Mullens to get teary-eyed and dramatic. Salute. Move out. But spare us the editorializing.<\/p>\n

I just think it’s damn awful that Gates and Mullins can see the evils of DADT, but they’re absolutely blind to the threat that Nidal Hassan posed to military members.<\/p>\n

So what do I think of DADT? I could care less – both sides are being disingenuous. I feel the same way about gays that feel about women in combat – if they can make the standard and follow the rules, they’re welcome. But gays haven’t proven to me they can follow the rules. My objection isn’t moral – I just don’t think they can behave themselves and i certainly don’t believe that the repeal of DADT is the solution to all of our manpower problems.<\/p>\n

And there’s more important shit going on in the world that our military should be worried about than having our Secretary of Defense and his staff sitting in front of John Kerry telling him how much they approve of sodomy in the ranks. But that’s just me. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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