Posted on 02/02/2010 11:06:34 AM PST by jazusamo
WASHINGTON—The military's top uniformed officer said Tuesday that gays should be allowed to serve openly in uniform, arguing that it is "the right thing to do."
Adm. Mike Mullen's statement was the strongest yet from the military on this volatile issue, although he stressed that he was "speaking for myself and myself only." He told the Senate Armed Services Committee Tuesday he is deeply troubled by a policy that forces people to "lie about who they are in order to defend their fellow citizens."
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs Staff said he knows many will disagree about abandoning the "don't ask, don't tell" policy and said there are practical obstacles to lifting the 1993 ban. But he said he thinks the military can handle it. Adm. Mullen is chief military adviser to President Barack Obama.
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Hopefully, a large number of senior leaders and senior NCOs will resign to make the point this is a BAD idea. At least Colin Powell, for all his faults, fought against it in '93.
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Mullen, get the hell out of the service, you dumb SOB
Sadly, our warfighters are going to experience that first-hand. I am so damn glad I'm already retired from military... and that GWB signed my retirement certificate.
Such a “walking penis” would no doubt have an untimely accident and be thrown out on his rear.
I can imagine an openly gay military to be quite a draw for the gender challenged.
Mullen is just another perfumed prince.
Or is that perfumed princess now?
AMEN!
This whole thread is gay!
Which is exactly what the Left wants. This is why our enemies -- from the Soviets in the Cold War to al Qaeda today -- traditionally and openly come out is support of democrats at election time. They know the dems will in time destroy the nation, thereby saving them the trouble.
Gads even the chief of the joint chiefs is all for these active perverts in our volunteer military. I imagine there are some, now, but they keep a low profile. All this homosexual junk is pushed and pushed...it’s just a shame the public abortion clinics were not open to their mothers.
Will gay marrieds have to have separate housing?
Well, this government is already full of pouffters at the very top. It may as well be full of them all the way to the bottom.
What a fiasco if this is repealed. Gay marrieds will be a huge problem.
Since the old bill has to be repealed and a new one passed, I can’t believe the Democrats are suicidal enough to vote for it. If they do they’ll be gone in November and the new Congress will strike it.
Yes, the Dems are in trouble already for this November according to these recent three elections. It’s unbelievable they are bringing this up now, it can’t help them and like you say the new Congress can strike it.
The leftists are so predictable, tax and spend vampire like creatures with an obsession with homosexuals prancing about in military uniforms.
time to Drive a stake through their red commie hearts and don’t forget to do something about our fellow “citizens” who keep voting for these Marxist sons of bitches
“Fire him.”
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Ok Mr. Zoomie...;-)
Some of us might believe you’d prefer to ride that Hog side-saddle...hehehe
Ain’t professional rivalry fun???
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