Reply #11: AP: Pace expresses regret over gay remark--No apology.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070313/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/military_gays;_ylt=AhBGRIFEWBylzvb28k_DeNDMWM0F

Pace expresses regret over gay remark

By PAULINE JELINEK, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 24 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - The
Pentagon's top general expressed regret Tuesday that he called homosexuality immoral, a remark that drew a harsh condemnation from members of Congress and gay advocacy groups.



In a newspaper interview Monday, Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, had likened homosexual acts to adultery and said the military should not condone it by allowing gays to serve openly in the armed forces.

In a statement Tuesday, he said he should have focused more in the interview on the Defense Department policy about gays — and "less on my personal moral views."

He did not offer an apology, something that had been demanded by gay rights groups.