In case you missed it, the Commandant of the Marine Corps expressed his opposition to the president's desire to repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell (DADT). But if you get your information from Obama's press corps, all you likely hear is poll after poll of Americans - read civilians - supportive of a repeal. If I was conducting the polling, I would also have a question to determine if people actually knew what DADT was. But why doesn't CBS, CNN, and friends poll the folks who have to deal with the aftermath - our troops? Military Times did in fact poll the military, and found that only 29.5% support the proposed repeal. Maybe some liberal in Rhode Island would feel better if gays/lesbians/bisexuals/intrasexuals/transgendered folks/and so on could openly serve, but it would appear that the folks in the mud and blood won't. Another question that should have been asked was: Do you think that the effect of repealing DADT would be positive or negative? Who better to ask than those at the tip of the spear? I am sure that the forthcoming RAND Corporation study that the DoD commissioned will show that there is no negative effect on our military's readiness - and I wouldn't be surprised if the study says that the repeal will actually INCREASE our readiness. How is it that the government, whose primary function is national security, is clearly more concerned with social experimentation than they are with protecting the American people? Before we conduct more studies and form committees to push this nonsense, perhaps Americans would be better served if we defined our enemies and defeat them. Just a thought.
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