Obama has finally pissed me off.
I'm sorry that the troops might be put in danger over the release of the photos of abuse.
But all I have to say is "Tough shit."
If they're so damned worried about the effect it might have then perhaps they should have obeyed the Constitution instead of following the dictates of their Commander-In-Chief (Bush) when they had the chance.
Need I remind everyone that soldiers take an oath when they join the service. Every last one of them swears to uphold the Constitution before anything. Next in the oath is to follow the orders of the President. If the President gives an order that contradicts the Constitution then as I see it, every soldier has a legal obligation to disobey.
Why? Because the Constitution governs all of us, including the President. Otherwise, we are no longer a nation of laws, but one of tyranny.
The way I see it, if the military want's to act like a bunch of pussies and worry about the effect that photos of their malfeasance and broken oaths might have, then perhaps they should have thought about that before they violated the damn law!
I may get hate mail for this, but one thing I am not is a wuss. I speak the truth and when Obama wimps out on the truth because some pansy-ass Generals are worried about hurt feelings and the potential consequences, then I draw the line.
These Generals are more worried about their careers than they are about their oaths to uphold the Constitution and defend our county. If they aren't smart enough to follow the law then they need to be replaced.
Sometimes to the truth hurts. Grow a spine you sissies.
Showing posts with label military. Show all posts
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Don't Ask, Don't Tell nothing more than bigotry. Time to move into the post-modern world.
"Don't Ask Don't Tell" is a stupid idea and anyone who thinks it is workable is stupid.
Here's why.
The ostensible reason for enacting "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" was to prevent disruptions (whatever that means) in the military brought on by openly gay service members.
Now correct me if I'm mistaken, but who would be causing these disruptions? Would it be the gay personnel? Knowing that historically most homosexuals are pretty tight-lipped about being gay in mixed company, I suspect they wouldn't be the disruptive sort.
So who does that leave? The straight service personnel who are uncomfortable by homosexuals. Why would the straight service members be disruptive over serving with the openly gay?
The obvious explanation is simple: The straight service members would create trouble because of their issues.
"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" is nothing more than a bigot-protection policy. The military wants to protect all the bigots within its ranks. At whose expense though? Qualified personnel who just happen to be gay.
The military's position doesn't hold water historically.
Take the Spartans for example: Spartans were known to encourage homosexuality amongst their soldiers. It served to improve unit cohesion if everybody was screwing everybody and everyone cared.
Would anyone in the modern military dare call the Spartans substandard from a military perspective. Hardly.
In the end, "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" came about to give the military adjustment time.
The U.S. military has had 15 years to get used to the reality of gays in the military. It's time to own it.
Here's why.
The ostensible reason for enacting "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" was to prevent disruptions (whatever that means) in the military brought on by openly gay service members.
Now correct me if I'm mistaken, but who would be causing these disruptions? Would it be the gay personnel? Knowing that historically most homosexuals are pretty tight-lipped about being gay in mixed company, I suspect they wouldn't be the disruptive sort.
So who does that leave? The straight service personnel who are uncomfortable by homosexuals. Why would the straight service members be disruptive over serving with the openly gay?
The obvious explanation is simple: The straight service members would create trouble because of their issues.
"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" is nothing more than a bigot-protection policy. The military wants to protect all the bigots within its ranks. At whose expense though? Qualified personnel who just happen to be gay.
The military's position doesn't hold water historically.
Take the Spartans for example: Spartans were known to encourage homosexuality amongst their soldiers. It served to improve unit cohesion if everybody was screwing everybody and everyone cared.
Would anyone in the modern military dare call the Spartans substandard from a military perspective. Hardly.
In the end, "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" came about to give the military adjustment time.
The U.S. military has had 15 years to get used to the reality of gays in the military. It's time to own it.
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