It appears that Defense Secretary Gates and the Joint Chiefs chairman Mullen have forgotten who works for whom. The CIVILIAN leadership calls the shots on political decisions and perhaps it's time that Gates and Mullen gets sent packing in the way Harry Truman "fired" General Douglas MacArthur. The ploy of these men seems beyond transparent - delay repeal so that Democrat losses in November may prevent repeal from happening any time in the near term. This bulls*it infuriates me since I know first hand from those I know personally that gays in the military are generally as good or better service members than border line straight recruits that have been accepted to achieve recruiting goals. Thus, the only agenda served by DADT is the religious based discrimination of gay-haters like Elaine Donnelly, Tony Perkins and other professional Christians. Obviously, this is yet another case of LGBT Americans being thrown under the bus and the weak willed Obama maneuvering for a way to break his promises yet posturing so as to blame it on someone else. Personally, I am SOOOOOOOOOO over Obama's lack of leadership and backbone. Here are highlights from the Washington Post (Gate's letter is set out below - note how he worries about the sensibilities of straight soldiers while caring nothing for LGBT members of the military):
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Friday once again asked Congress not to repeal the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy before the Pentagon completes a review of it. In a sharply worded letter, Gates said he believes the Defense Department must be allowed to review the potential impact of repealing the ban on openly gay service members before Congress acts.
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"Our military must be afforded the opportunity to inform us of their concerns, insights and suggestions if we are to carry out this change successfully," Gates wrote in response to an inquiry from House Armed Services Committee Chairman Ike Skelton (D-Mo.).
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The letter was co-signed by the Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, Adm. Mike Mullen, who joined Gates in voicing personal opposition to the ban at a February Senate hearing.
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Later Friday White House Spokesman Tommy Vietor said, “The President’s commitment to repealing don't ask, don't tell is unequivocal. This is not a question of if, but how. That’s why we’ve said that the implementation of any congressional repeal will be delayed until the DOD study of how best to implement that repeal is completed. The President is committed to getting this done both soon and right.”
Gates Letter to Skelton
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Friday once again asked Congress not to repeal the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy before the Pentagon completes a review of it. In a sharply worded letter, Gates said he believes the Defense Department must be allowed to review the potential impact of repealing the ban on openly gay service members before Congress acts.
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"Our military must be afforded the opportunity to inform us of their concerns, insights and suggestions if we are to carry out this change successfully," Gates wrote in response to an inquiry from House Armed Services Committee Chairman Ike Skelton (D-Mo.).
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The letter was co-signed by the Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, Adm. Mike Mullen, who joined Gates in voicing personal opposition to the ban at a February Senate hearing.
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Later Friday White House Spokesman Tommy Vietor said, “The President’s commitment to repealing don't ask, don't tell is unequivocal. This is not a question of if, but how. That’s why we’ve said that the implementation of any congressional repeal will be delayed until the DOD study of how best to implement that repeal is completed. The President is committed to getting this done both soon and right.”
Gates Letter to Skelton
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