Petraeus: Time To Reconsider DADT
First, a major hat tip to the folks at the leftie blog, Think Progress, for posting the video embedded below. General David Petraeus, them man widely admired on the right, the man who, we believe, was the real man of the year in 2007 and who, I believe, would make a fine presidential candidate in two years time, now says “the time has come to consider a change to Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,”
The good general is exactly right that this should be done in a “thoughtful and deliberative manner,” not the willy-nilly manner in which the the Clinton Administration tried to enact it..
According to the folks at Think Progress: ”This week, the Pentagon’s Office of the General Counsel is also expected to release the results of its 45-day review of how Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell could be implemented in a fairer manner.” Seems the process has been pretty deliberative so far. Let’s hope it leads to repeal before the year is out.
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Respectfully — but most emphatically — disagree with your (and the General’s) position. You WANT repeal of DADT. So what? Repeal is NOT needed: How will repeal IMPROVE the military’s military readiness and esprit de corps? To ask that question is to answer it. I respect your patriotism, but — on this point — you insist on rubbing our noses in your sexual predilections, and that strikes me as extremely selfish on your part. As someone pointed out, do we want sashaying, flamers in uniform giving orders (even if it is granted that MOST homosexuals will not act that way)? General Petraeus just lost my vote, by the way.
Comment by man_in_tx — March 17, 2010 @ 5:27 am - March 17, 2010
Ah good. Thanks for posting this Dan, I was going to do so today if it hadn’t of been. Impressive fellow regardless of his view on this.
Comment by John — March 17, 2010 @ 8:15 am - March 17, 2010
This comment here seems to be at the heart of your objection so allow me to ask two relevant questions:
1. Do you or anyone else you know of in the military answer to “sashaying, flamers in uniform giving orders” (NCOs/officers)?
2. What is the difference between your knowing for certain that the “sashaying, flamers in uniform giving orders” NCO/officer and not knowing?
I’m not speaking of conduct by this NCO/officer, which is subject to punishment under the UCMJ and service branch regulations.
Comment by John — March 17, 2010 @ 4:06 pm - March 17, 2010
Sorry, for #2 obviously I was asking the difference between your knowing for certain they are gay and not knowing.
Comment by John — March 17, 2010 @ 4:07 pm - March 17, 2010