Obama Wants To End "Don't Ask,Don't Tell"

EP News--- On Jan. 14, President-elect Barack Obama’s press secretary Robert Gibbs said the president is committed to ending the ban on open homosexuality in the U.S. military. Responding to a questioner who asked if President-elect Obama will end the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, Obama Press Secretary Robert Gibbs gave a proud and unequivocal “Yes.”

Pro-family activists responded immediately. Former presidential candidate Gary Bauer said, “With the tremendous economic challenges confronting this nation and a war against Islamofascists in Gaza and Afghanistan, why is pandering to a small minority such a priority for the new administration?”

President-elect Obama may think a change in policy is a good idea, but members of the military have a different view. A recent survey conducted by the Military Times found that 58 percent of active duty members oppose lifting the ban on open homosexuality. The survey also found that nearly a quarter would consider leaving the service if the ban were repealed.

“I have to wonder why any commander-in-chief would do anything in the middle of a war that would significantly undermine morale and lead to a mass exodus of experienced personnel when we need them most,” Bauer said. “Sadly, the primary concern here does not appear to be the best interests of our men and women in uniform, but pushing the radical agenda of a militant movement at all costs.”
(1/16/2009)

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