Brass bigotry

By Michael J.W. Stickings

So Chairman of the JCS Gen. Peter Pace thinks that "homosexual acts" are "immoral," eh? (And that homosexuality should be prosecuted in the military (and in society?).)

Over to you, John Aravosis: "No, I'd say 'immoral' is letting our own injured and maimed soldiers sleep in their own urine when you all knew about it and didn't give a damn. Immoral is lying to the American people in order to get us into a war. Immoral is sending hundreds of thousands of US soldiers into battle without the proper armor. Immoral is risking the lives of our soldiers by still not having a plan for victory or exit."

And to you, Pam Spaulding: "Well it's nice to see a refreshing, frank, Tim Hardaway kind of anti-gay statement coming from the military leadership, which has presided over countless immoral military acts in Iraq. Way to go."

Yeah, and way to fight a war for freedom.

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Update: Pace is now saying that his comments reflected his "personal moral views," just "some personal opinions about moral conduct".

Incredibly lame.

Pace doesn't just support the military's ridiculous "don't ask, don't tell" policy, he thinks homosexuality is immoral and that homosexuals should be persecuted. In other words, he's a bigot.

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Update 2: Pelosi is right: "I think the military should carefully consider changing the policy. We need the most talented people, we need the language skills, we need patriotic Americans who exist across the board in our population. We don’t need moral judgment from the chairman of the Joint Chiefs."