Secretary of Defense Gates says the military has to consider segregated barracks for gay soldiers!

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Editorial

Don’t Stay the ‘Don’t Ask’ Ruling
October 16, 2010

The Obama administration has conjured up some inflated fears to justify its decision to appeal an injunction that brought a screeching halt to investigations and discharges of gay men and women serving in the military.

Clifford Stanley, the under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness, said in a court filing that ending the antigay policy would require training, and reworking regulations on issues like housing, benefits and standards of conduct. He said the Army had to consider the “rights and obligations of the chaplain corps.” Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said the military had to consider whether barracks should be segregated and whether partners of gay soldiers should have benefits.

This sounds disturbingly like the creation of a “separate but equal” system. The armed forces do not need to be protected from their gay and lesbian personnel. The military has always had its own culture and rules of behavior, but it has not been living in a cave.

Judge Phillips has hit on a simpler, more equitable solution: just stop enforcing “don’t ask, don’t tell.” It has done more to harm military readiness than her injunction possibly could.

Read the full editorial at:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/17/opinion/17sun3.html?_r=5

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1. remove gates, him and petreaus are bu$hmen

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2. Please vote on this DU poll.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x9337088

[krispos42]

3. A two-barracks solution?

"Hot for Men" and "Hot for Women"? :D

[alsame]

4. Where would the

bisexuals live? :eyes:

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5. They would be rotated between the gay and straight barracks.

:)

[DesertFlower]

6. do the women have separate barracks?

[dixiegrrrrl]

11. Most homophobia has no concept of women.

It's all projection by males onto males.

Back in the 19th century, seriously, women used to live together for years, even lifetimes, in what were called
"Boston marriages" and no one thought anything of it because "everyone knew" you had to have a penis to be a
homosexual.
The joys of a patriarchal society.

I often wonder what weapons would like under a matriarchal society.
Certainly not as many "explosive" penis shaped ones "shooting " all over the place.

[laughingliberal]

7. Will be interesting to see if those who denied this was in the works show up now. nt

[Starry Messenger]

12. lol

They never do.

[LonePirate]

8. Given Obama's lack of support of LGBT issues, it's no wonder Gates can say bigoted things like that

[TexasObserver]

9. Gates needs to segregate himself back to the shithole from which he came.

Bush family POS.

[msongs]

10. makes one wonder who is really president nt

[Scruffy1]

13. I've served with many homosexuals

Every soldier has whether he knew it or not. I don't think it was a problem until the fascists disguised as religious zealots took over our country. Most always had a live and let live attitude.

[xchrom]

14. Recommend

[Angry Dragon]

15. These guys are idiots

[Quantess]

16. never mind.

[Recursion]

17. We already have the Air Force

Sorry, couldn't resist.

But, yeah, of all the dumb things Gates has said that's one of the worst.

[33Greeper]

18. This is totally not necessary

[Touchdown]

19. Don't forget the two separate cemeteries at Arlington.

Don't want the other dead soldiers getting post mortem AIDS.:eyes:

[unapatriciated]

20. I call bullshit on Gates

and agree, there has been no need for separate quarters before so don't see the need now.

[Maat]

21. K&R

People need to take a serious look at this Administration's officials are saying - without consequence.

[QC]

22. Plessytastic! n/t

[WestSeattle2]

23. Good grief. Unbelievable. Does anyone really believe that gays

and lesbians are all of a sudden going to start hitting on same-sex comrades in the barracks or showers? Seriously?! What's funny is that the guys most "outraged" and afraid of being hit on by another guy, are guys NO ONE, male, female or otherwise, EVER hits on. They have NOTHING to worry about.

Get real. This is just pathetic.

[Canuckistanian]

24. Just stop kicking gay soldiers out of the military.

That'll do. No further action is necessary.

[Solly Mack]

25. That's fucked up thinking

K&R

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26. That's the same mentality we saw regarding Black people during WWII