I have long contended that, as is fact, that homosexuals have served in our military honorably and with distinction. Nothing should detract from this record of service. That said, Don't Ask-Don't Tell is as far as our nation's armed forces should ever have been made to go on the issue. And, they were not asked, they were told. With the Hollywood-friendly Admiral Mullen at the conn of our great military ship, it is no mystery that our top Flag Officer bent over and took it like a man from the President and check-writers in Congress. Another reason Mullen will be one of the most forgettable and weak figures in Joint Chiefs history.
It cannot work, open homosexuality in the military. I am not saying this as a homophobe or someone who is anti-gay. Homosexuals should enjoy all of the rights other citizens do. Rights... not privileges. Serving in the military is a privilege, not a right. Being married is a privilege afforded men and women by their religious institutions, not a right conferred by the state. To combine the two into a unified right of gay marriage to be performed by military chaplains is more than a subtle conferring of rights to our now openly homosexual service members. It is another layer of the war be executed against our institutions that will over time (and not much of it, I'm afraid), if unchecked will result in significant damage to the good order, discipline, and morale of our armed forces.
Not a situation to be compared to that of blacks in the military when Truman broke down those walls of discrimination in 1948. In fact, to make that comparison is hugely insulting to African Americans.
I will talk about this today on the show and continue this article this week. Stay posted.
