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Support Grows to End 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
Support Grows to End 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' - WSJ.com
WASHINGTON -- Congress could be receptive to President Barack Obama's pledge to end a 16-year-old policy banning gay people from serving openly in the military, a top Democratic lawmaker said. The Pentagon also signaled openness to a change.
Mr. Obama's comments could spark criticism from conservatives and some supporters who say the administration must set different priorities.
.Speaking at a human-rights dinner in Washington Saturday, Mr. Obama pledged to end the "don't ask, don't tell" policy, which allows homosexuals to serve in the military as long as they don't disclose their sexual orientation or act on it. The president, who made a similar pledge during the campaign, didn't provide a timetable for reversing the policy.
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin (D., Mich.) said it was now possible "to get a buy-in from the military" to end a policy opposed by gays and many liberals since it was passed by Congress in 1993. But Mr. Levin, appearing on NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday, cautioned that the effort had to be handled "with thoughtfulness and with care."
Look, Once again, Obama is demonstrating an inability to deal with priorities. While troops await his decision on how we are going to proceed in A-stan, Obama re-pledges to end the DADT policy in the military...
Now as one who doesn't care about who you do, I don't care about DADT, and prefer we did not make our service about our genitalia. That said. I think this is an ill time to start addressing the DADT policy. At least make a decision on what we are doing in A-stan before you start changing social policies in the military.