Marine discusses "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" saga

An Article in the Fort Worth Star Telegram discusses a marines stand on the issue of the ban against gays and lesbians. Check it out...


My Comment...


Marine General James T. Conway’s argument is based on whether or not the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy would have an effect on the military’s ability “to fight the nation’s wars”. “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” is a study that has been going on for some time now. The audience the writer is mainly focused on would most likely be anyone in the armed forces. It hits home to any gays or lesbians currently in the armed forces now or that would like to join. It also affects friends, family, and other members in the armed forces as well. This is a broad subject that now nobody wants to avoid for another seventeen years. It became a big deal to gays and lesbians and now they want to repeal it. Now the generals and officers are speaking out about how this affects the efforts of fighting the nation’s war. Is it really a big deal if gays and lesbians serve in the military? How is it any different from a strait person serving in the military? This is my opinion but I have two sides to everything. It states in this article that under the policy thirteen thousand men and women have left the military. It also says that this number has declined since U.S. invaded Afghanistan in 2001. What the armed forces intend to ask, is does this policy affect the ongoing of future wars? Army Chief of staff General George Casey and Air Force Chief General Norton Schwaltz told the congressional committee that they believe it would be wrong to change the policy while the nation is at war. What comes next?