Today our worthless U.S. Senate again let politics get in the way of reason. Not only is it discriminatory and against everything America is supposed to stand for, but it weakens our national security. Don't Ask Don't Tell reduces our military readiness and ruins productive careers for no reasons rationally related to qualifications or performance on the job. In just the past week, we have three high-profile examples:
First, Army Capt. Jonathan Hopkins was involuntarily discharged under DADT. He was ranked No. 4 overall out of the 933 graduates of his West Point class in 2001 and later endured three difficult tours in Iraq and Afghanistan where he earned three Bronze Stars, one for valor.
Second, Cadet Katherine Miller resigned from West Point and is transferring to Yale. She was ranked No. 9 overall in her class of more than 1,100 cadets. She wrote that in "attempting to adhere to [the DADT policy] and retain my integrity, I am retrospectively convinced that I am unable to live up to the Army Values as long as the [DADT] policy remains in place."
Finally, Air Force Lt. Col. Victor Fehrenbach filed a last-ditch federal lawsuit to block his imminent discharge after almost 19 years as a fighter pilot. Suffice it to say of Fehrenbach that, in addition to his having earned nine air medals during 88 combat missions in the former Yugoslavia, Afghanistan and Iraq, he was personally chosen to defend the skies over Washington after 9/11.
After spending multimillions of dollars to educate and train these outstanding people, why are we now firing them or forcing them into resigning? When will we hold bigoted dinosaurs who call themselves leaders responsible for undermining both our freedoms and security?
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