Posted on 05/09/2011 7:09:10 PM PDT by jazusamo
The newly retired commander of Army forces in the Pacific says the Obama administration’s “rush to repeal” the ban on openly gay men and women serving in the military “is moving way too fast” and risks damaging the armed forces’ fighting ability.
Lt. Gen. Benjamin R. Mixon, who retired May 1 after 35 years in the Army, told The Washington Times that he is concerned that repeal of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy will cause problems with morale and mean the military will be less ready and able to fight.
“There’s no question in my mind that this is driven by politics and not military necessity,” he said. “Pushing this kind of social agenda in the military, especially during a time of war, is not appropriate. We’re taking a great risk.
“The risk is a breakdown in morale and unit cohesion,” he added, referring to the bond that warriors share on the front lines. “Everyone has to have total confidence in each other” in combat, he said.
Advocates for lifting the ban on openly gay service members said the general is “out of touch.”
“His frankly outdated views are in contradiction to the will of the American people,” who “overwhelmingly support” lifting the ban, said J. Alexander Nicholson III, executive director of Servicemembers United.
The general is the highest-ranking former officer to criticize the repeal, which was enacted as part of a defense-funding bill during the lame duck session in the final days of the 111th Congress.
While still serving as the three-star general commanding all Army forces in the Pacific theater last year, Gen. Mixon wrote to the newspaper Stars and Stripes urging those who opposed the repeal to speak out through their chain of command and write their members of Congress.
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Mullen is the one that should have retired for carrying Obama and Gates' water.
Allowing sexual deviants to serve in the military and now the Navy telling its chaplains to perform phonyass “wedding” ceremonies is the beginning of the end of the U.S. military. Americans should be ashamed of themselves for allowing this to happen.
It will hurt recruiting.
It will hurt retention.
It will hurt morale.
Instead of making the queers behave, the military will force the straights to comply.
It will drive all of the chaplains out of the military thus further separating the military from Christianity.
Queers will become the more equal group.
Mothers will fight hard not to let theri straight children get into the military.
Every organization in the country that has accepted queers has eventually fallen under their control.
But, that is the selling point to those pushing it.
“... risks damaging the armed forces’ fighting ability.”
Helllooooh! Get a clue, somebody. Why do you think Obummer is doing this in the first place? He despises our Country and our Military and will use any ploy at his command to weaken and downgrade the military and thereby hasten the destruction of our Country.
Political correctness...run amok.
Good for the general.
What will happen if the draft gets re-instated?
I couldn’t agree more, this will hurt our military in many ways and will not help it in the least.
America’s crash-dive into the sewer accelerates.
The military is not a social club.
Those who would govern it as such had better be ready to fend for themselves when the shi’ite hits the fan.
“Obama administration’s “rush to repeal” the ban on openly gay men and women serving in the military “is moving way too fast” and risks damaging the armed forces’ fighting ability.”
A perfect illustration of the difference between the conservative and liberal approaches to running things.
Conservative: “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”
Liberal: “If it works, break it.”
Can you think of a better way to drive conservatives out of the military and replace them with every extreme left weirdo out there?
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