look for a new chairman of the joint chiefs soon...
i can already hear the howls of protest and the calls for resignation or dismissal. in a time when it is probably career suicide to say anything un-politically correct, especially with a democratic majority in both houses, gen. peter pace, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, has gone on record in an interview with the chicago tribune as saying homosexuality is immoral, and that the military shouldnt condone it by allowing gay personnel to serve openly. he went on to equate homosexual behavior with adultery, saying that adultery would not be tolerated in the military ("... we prosecute that type of immoral behavior...") and feels that homosexual activity within the military should be treated likewise.all this comes on the heels of the news that rep. martin meehan (D-MA) has introduced legislation to abolish the military's ban on openly gay personnel. additionally, sen. hillary clinton has gone on record as wanting to reverse the dont ask, dont tell policy that her husband signed into law... not to keep gays out of the military, but to allow them to serve openly.
hats off to gen. pace for making a bold statement... but probably ending his own career.
read the tribune article here, and tell me what you think...
posted by dean at 12:52 AM
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Unfortunately, you are right. This man will lose his job over this. Now, this is NOWHERE NEAR the types of comments made by Tim Hardaway when asked about gays in the NBA. Hardaway's comments were borne out of hate and homophobia. Gen. Pace on the other hand was merely stating a Biblical principle. However, having said that, I do cringe a bit at his comparison to adultery, simply because I know that liberal minded individuals will take it out of context. What I believe what the general meant was that the act itself is immoral, just as adultery is immoral. I'm sorry he'll lose his job over this. But I applaud his stand.
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