Gays-in-Military Hearing Obscures ‘Devil in Details’ of DoD Report
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) yesterday held the first of two hearings scheduled to hear testimony on the report of the Pentagon’s Comprehensive Review Working Group (CRWG) on repeal of the law regarding homosexuals in the military. Elaine Donnelly issued the following statement in response to yesterday’s testimony:
“Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen rolled out the same arguments that gay activists have recycled for many years, but they failed to make the case for repealing the law making homosexuals ineligible for military service, frequently mislabeled ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.’” (Download PDF for full content)
“Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen rolled out the same arguments that gay activists have recycled for many years, but they failed to make the case for repealing the law making homosexuals ineligible for military service, frequently mislabeled ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.’” (Download PDF for full content)