Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand: I Stand With Lt. Dan Choi, It's Time To Repeal DADT »
Posted By david_nwpa 4 months, 2 weeks ago in Political News
Last week, I had the honor of meeting a proud graduate of the US Military Academy at West Point, NY - Lt. Dan Choi. Lt. Choi came to my office to meet me and discuss how we right the wrong that has occurred in his life and ensure others do not experience the same injustice.
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david_nwpa4 months, 2 weeks ago
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Many Americans do not care whether the men and women defending them are straight or gay. Many soldiers and sailors care only that they can count on their buddies to have their back in combat. Many haters fan the flames of disparity by claiming that DADT is appropriate. Plenty of our European allies have long since dropped their objections to having gay troops serving honestly and openly. We need to accept that being gay should not be a preclusion to military service. It is not a detriment to morale nor to unit cohesion. One need only look back to Truman's integration policies to understand that all qualified American men and women who answer the call to duty should be accepted.
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smithichie4 months, 2 weeks ago
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This case is one of the most outrageous of all the servicepeople kicked out over DADT, to kick out an Arabic translator just when they are needed most, should anger anyone with geniune concern over our troops and their missions.
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I have seen that we lose around 600 troops a year over DADT since inacted, but I haven't seen what types of duties these troops perform, but I would suspect the majority are highly trained individuals such as Lt. Choi, that aren't only hard to replace, but darn expensive. What a waste, both in human terms and financial.-
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jordan114 months, 2 weeks ago
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This case is one of the most outrageous of all the servicepeople kicked out over DADT, to kick out an Arabic translator just when they are needed most, should anger anyone with geniune concern over our troops and their missions.>>>>
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You're right. And there are 58 linguists who have been removed.
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