“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” should just die…

Once again, the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy looms in the political spectrum.  President Obama vowed to repeal the almost fortnight-old policy.  “This year, I will work with Congress and our military to finally repeal the law that denies gay Americans the right to serve the country they love because of who they are,” the president spoke to “bipartisan applause” on Wednesday’s State of the Union address.

As for marriage and union rights at a civilian level, let the people of each state decide how they want this matter to be treated.  That’s the state’s right under the 10th Amendment.

However, in regards to the military, guidelines may deserve a broader glance.  The military brass has a clear goal; to train soldiers and to execute mission objectives, minimizing civilian and troop casualties.  If gays and lesbians serving openly hinders said process, a serious problem is created and lives are put at risk.  Nonetheless, there needs to be serious analysis and consideration into whether openly gay soldiers pose a such a distraction or conversely, are there just a bunch of homophobes scared that some dude is going to staring at his stuff in the showers?

Quite frankly, I opine the largest camp of DADT supporters falls under the latter classification.  To that I reply, enemy fire and IEDs should scare our military, not idle glances.  Serving in the military is an right that any able-bodied, sound-minded American should be afforded.  Anyone who desires to fight for this nation that I love is a patriot.  It’s time to get rid of this policy because America deserves the best military we can offer.  We cannot offers the nation our best with these exclusions.

email comments to: blog@kylestilley.com