Speaking for myself, and myself only, it is my personal belief that allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly would be the right thing to do.
No matter how I look at this issue, I cannot escape being troubled by the fact that we have in place a policy which forces young men and women to lie about who they are in order to defend their fellow citizens. For me, personally, it comes down to integrity, theirs as individuals and ours as an institution.
ADMIRAL MICHAEL MULLEN, chairman, Joints Chiefs of Staff (here)
I’ve seen clips from this Senate hearing several times over the past two days and I can’t get over how thoughtful, honest and frankly, right on the money, this statement was from the chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Admiral Mullen. I wish I could say the same for the Senators’ responses.
