Don't Ask Don't Tell

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 In spite of all the recent pushes to get DADT repealed, this article questions the timing of the repeal.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"My suspicions are that the law will be repealed” eventually, Amos told the Senate Armed Services Committee.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?

Obama's stance on LGBT Rights

 I thought that it would be interesting to examine what Obama has done for the LGBT community and what he intends to achieve. In this article, Obama's perspectives on issues relating to civil justice are analyzed. So far, Obama has been successful in the passing of anti-hate crime Matthew Shepard Act but many problems are still prevalent in society. I thought what was most interesting was his disposition on "don't ask don't tell"

From the White House Website: President Obama agrees with former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff John Shalikashvili and other military experts that we need to repeal the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. The key test for military service should be patriotism, a sense of duty, and a willingness to serve. Discrimination should be prohibited. The U.S. government has spent millions of dollars replacing troops kicked out of the military because of their sexual orientation. The President will work with military leaders to repeal the current policy and ensure it helps accomplish our national defense goals.

This would undoubtedly be a great feat for his administration to accomplish but just how hopeful should we be?