2007-12-18 13:44:55 · 16 answers · asked by ~~Birdy~~ 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
I think social politics have no business in the military.
2007-12-18 13:46:16 · update #1
"In the old days" when a blood transfusion was needed while still at the front they'd check your dog tags & if it was what they needed you became a donor. The medic would jab your arm & start taking it - no time to test if it was O. K. Now just imagine the blood you received thinking it would save your life came from a person who was (for arguments sake) "Gay?" Does this sound like a good idea to those who don't object to them in the military? Imagine if YOU were the one receiving the blood?
2007-12-18 14:06:56 · answer #1 · answered by infidel-louie 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Other countries with militaries that allow the gays in have not reported wide spread anarchy so I am no longer opposed to the gays being there. I think the policy was good in 92 and steps toward openly serving homosexuals is ineviatbale. Time to scrap it.
This is a double standard issue. If I am a small business owner it is illegal for me to discriminate, but ok for my government?
2007-12-18 13:50:40 · answer #2 · answered by Billy Dee 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Don't ask don't tell works well for politicians, because they can't lie about something if don't know about it. Ultimately, a miliary is a representative of its country and the President is its Chief - i think for those reasons politics are very important in and for the military.
A government cannot claim to be persuing peace if the military can independantly wage war. (or vice versa)
2007-12-18 13:49:52 · answer #3 · answered by c181187 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
It works.
Remember that the only opinions that count on this matter are those of people who are considering joining the military and those who are considering re-enlisting. If they do not want to serve with gays - what is your plan for replacing them? A draft?
2007-12-18 14:23:33 · answer #4 · answered by MikeGolf 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Let's see you have tens of 1000s of radical fundementalists Christians (from privates to Generals) in the US military who all carry weapons & hate gay people with a passion. How happy do you think they would be to find out who is gay in the Military?
2007-12-18 14:00:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
The reasoning behind keeping gays out of the military is exactly the same one they used to keep blacks out of the military: it would disrupt morale.
They were wrong then, and they're wrong now. Of course gays should be allowed to serve their country, just like any other citizen.
2007-12-18 13:54:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
yeah...i would have a really hard time working for a commander who complimented other guys but not girls...and i would doubly be disgusted if i was only given good feedback because my female supervisor thought i was pretty,. this is why democrats need to play amongst themselves.
2007-12-18 13:56:12 · answer #7 · answered by na cho baby 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I agree with what Biden said about this issue. When I first heard it I thought it was absolutely stupid, but I was wrong. It seems to be working.
There are many people who would have no problem with serving with gays, but there are many people that would have a problem with it. I think it should remain in place.
2007-12-18 13:48:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
No I don't some recruits who don't want to continue with training have used that to get discharged so no it is not a good one it should be done away with
2007-12-18 13:48:22 · answer #9 · answered by ja man 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
No. It's a bad joke- made up by people who don't know any better than to make up bad excuses for poor Policy.
2007-12-18 13:55:10 · answer #10 · answered by Joseph, II 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋