DADT?

I've watched with some comical amusement over the last few weeks, and the media coverage of the Dont Ask Don't Tell Debate within the Pentagon, the Congress, and beyond.

This is a slightly irritating debate, as it becomes a theological/moral debate, laden with slur and innuendo. As barack Obama recently found out, its the extremists on both sides of the debate that seem to be the proverbial "sqeaky wheel".

Frankly (no correlation to Rep. Barney Frank, btw), who cares? The United States is the only superopower that doesn't allow gays and lesbians to openly serve. The Pentagon has been "studying" the issue for the past year, and has failed to come up with any foregone conclusions. Perhaps one of the most interesting things in this debate isn't being said.

Since the "War on Terror" began, we have had our men and women serving alongside teh British Troops, the Isreali troops, the Austrailians, and numerous other developed civilized nations. They have had gays and lesbians on the battlefield, on the front lines with our troops. Does the continental divide seem to ellicit rampant homophobio?

I've researched the issue, I've read the policy statements. I find this policy to be absolutely riduculous. If men and women are willing to fight to defend our country, and Constitution, are willing to lay down their lives for the protection of you and I, who cares what they do behind closed doors? We've had much worse come through the military (cough*Benedict Arnold*cough), how much worse could it get?

The debate needs to end, while the brass and the Capital Hill leeches debate the issue, they need to put their own prejudices away. This is a democracy, not a theocracy.

Viva le resistance!

Cheers-
Matt