[Dialogue] Second Thoughts on Gays in the Military (Harry Wainwright)

[Jeremy McLeod]

>I now believe that if gay men and lesbians served openly in the United
>States military, they would not undermine the efficacy of the armed forces.
>Our military has been stretched thin by our deployments in the Middle East,
>and we must welcome the service of any American who is willing and able to
>do the job.  

>John M. Shalikashvili, a retired army general, was chairman of the Joint
>Chiefs of Staff from 1993 to 1997.


Oh, great.  Now that the Madman in The Whitehouse needs more bodies to 
squander around the globe in continuing military misadventures 
somebody's getting around to figuring out that we gays and lesbians can 
be in the military after all. 

Pardon my cynicism.  As an openly gay man, I can't help but be offended 
by the timing of this epiphany (even if it is from someone who served a 
Democratic administration).  How about making sure that the children of 
wealthy Republicans and other "ruling class folks" do their fair share 
of the fighting and dying as well?  (They can even be good Log Cabin 
Republicans... the LGBT Republican caucus).

I'm with Charles Rangel on this one.  About the only way to insure a 
just distribution of risk/liability in this matter is to reinstitute the 
draft.  

Peace.

Jeremy McLeod
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