{"id":21357,"date":"2010-11-30T16:51:20","date_gmt":"2010-11-30T20:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=21357"},"modified":"2010-11-30T16:51:20","modified_gmt":"2010-11-30T20:51:20","slug":"gates-reports-on-pentagons-dadt-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=21357","title":{"rendered":"Gates reports on Pentagon’s DADT study"},"content":{"rendered":"

So we were all treated to Secretary Robert Gates’ report on Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell this afternoon. No surprises, I suppose, since we expected the civilian leaders to toe the Obama Administration’s line. The entire study can be summed up in this quote from Gates (Stars & Stripes<\/a> link);<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile a repeal of DADT will likely, in the short term, bring about some limited and isolated disruption to unit cohesion and retention, we do not believe this disruption will be widespread or long-lasting,\u201d the report states. \u201cWe are convinced that the U.S. military can adjust and accommodate this change, just as it has others in history.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Um, I hate to be the guy who points to the elephant in the room, but, in the short term, we’re still engaged in a war. If the repeal will cause a disruption, why are we doing while we’re fighting a war? Doesn’t a disruption mean that people will be preoccupied with a stupid administrative adjustment while they should be focused on fighting an enemy? <\/p>\n

And this has been my concern from the beginning. After we wrap up this war, it’s certain to be followed by a time of relative peace during which we can decide who gets to put what in who – without distracting the force from it’s deadly business.<\/p>\n

The ONLY reason this is an issue now is because there’s a Democrat President and a Democrat Senate and the gays sense an opportunity to press towards their political goals. It’s disgusting and it’s not in the interests of our national security. Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell doesn’t make us less safe, but the repeal may. I’d rather wait until these wars are through.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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