Rumsfeld: "Time Has Come" To Allow Gays To Serve Openly

Dan82 · Feb 12, 2011

http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2011/02/rumsfeld-time-has-come-to-allow-gays-to-serve-openly.html

Former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld, who served at the Pentagon under two Republican presidents, says the “time has come” time for gays and lesbians to serve openly in the US military.

Two months after President Obama signed a law that will lead to the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, Rumsfeld told ABC News Radio that the nation is ready for open service.

“First of all, we know that gays and lesbians have been serving in the military for decades with honorable service,” Rumsfeld said. “We know that [repeal of a ban on gays serving openly] is an idea whose time has come.”

Rumsfeld says he has “enormous respect” for the ground commanders and service chiefs who have expressed concerns about the impact of gays serving openly on unit cohesion, and he urged the top brass to implement the new law “with care...

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Zontar · Feb 12, 2011

(see Rumsfeld in the headline)
(click link)
(everything went better than expected)

Emberstone · Feb 12, 2011

if only he had bothered to say this 4-5 months ago... but still.

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