this was written by a (retired) general

and what he has to say (unlike the other article referred to in this article. by the way, i did post that prior one as well. i tried to find it but i can't.) makes sense. period. LET YOUR FINGERS DO THE WALKIN'. LET YOUR ACTIONS DO THE TALKIN'. the evidence is out there.

you are letting effing neo-nazis white supremacists serve openly. what's wrong with THAT picture?

you are always going to have people in military life, in civilian life, wherever or whatever use words like faggot. it's THEIR problem. not ours. if someone is a good soldier (marine, sailor, airman/woman) their sexuality has NOTHING to do with it.

let's get over our fucked up way of looking at things. we are equal.


Gays in the Military: Let the Evidence Speak
By John M. Shalikashvili
The Supreme Court announced last week that it would not review a lawsuit challenging the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy forbidding homosexuals from serving openly. The Obama administration had asked the court not to take the case as the president considers ending the ban. News that the president would change the policy had inspired a group of retired flag officers to argue on this page this spring that service by openly gay individuals would harm morale, discipline, cohesion, recruitment and retention in the U.S. military ["Gays and the Military: A Bad Fit," op-ed, April 15]. They wrote as part of a larger effort by more than 1,000 retired officers to keep the ban in place............

here's the wiki entry on (retired) general shalikashvili (and it's a mighty mighty mighty impressive one at that)