This article titled, "Top generals buck White House on military gay ban" raises a very interesting and important issue. In spite of all the recent pushes to get DADT repealed, this article questions the timing of the repeal. I think that having the voices of the generals in the Marine Corps is an extremely significant perspective to have. One general communicates his concerns,
"My suspicions are that the law will be repealed” eventually, Amos told the Senate Armed Services Committee. “All I’m asking is the opportunity to do that at a time and choosing when my Marines are not singularly tightly focused on what they’re doing in a very deadly environment.”
The issue seems very plausible and despite my own personal incentives, it is hard to dismiss a general's words and beliefs. They further voice their concerns by saying,
“Assimilating openly homosexual Marines into the tightly woven fabric of our combat units has strong potential for disruption,” among individual units fighting or readying to deploy, Amos said Friday. “It will no doubt divert leadership attention away from an almost singular focus of preparing units for combat.”
My question is, is this an attempt to just further elongate the repeal in attempt to stall? Or are these problems more important than we give them credit for?
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