Military

The effort to repeal DADT has very little to do with homosexuals serving their country openly. This is nothing more than a politically motivated effort by politicians and a minority of people to gain votes and push a social agenda.

For years, homosexuals have said they just want to be able to serve their country openly and proudly, all the while defying the very core values our military live by every day. They use terms like “equal rights” and “discrimination” to try to make their efforts sound legitimate, but they fail to understand one simple fact. No one has the “right to serve” in the military. Serving in the military is an honor and privilege. Compromises of core values are never accepted and everyone who serves understands it takes a commitment to a set of values that are rooted deep in tradition, honor and professionalism. Attempting to join the military should never be compared to the rights afforded to all Americans when seeking employment in the civilian world.

If repealing DADT were really about “equal rights” and removing “discrimination” then we would have to address a whole list of issues and not just homosexuals serving openly. The military discriminates against a number of groups and minorities in order to ensure good discipline, unit cohesion and effectiveness. If “equal rights” applied to the military, they would not be able to “discriminate” based on age, but they do every day. They would not be able to “discriminate” based on a person’s weight, but they discharge thousands of members every year for being overweight, even if they can pass their fitness test. They would not be able to “discriminate” based on what tattoos a person may have, but they deny enlistment to people every day because of tattoos. So you see, if repealing DADT was about “equal rights” and tearing down the walls of “discrimination”, we should be going after all the discriminators, but the recruit who is overweight and may have a few tattoos does not have the high paid lawyers and politicians in his pocket, like the gay rights groups. Therefore, he is just denied entry, while the homosexual is “discriminated” against and denied “equal rights”. It just seems wrong to cave into one group, while ignoring another group.

Unlike the civilian world, serving in the military is not just about being able to do your job. The military has to operate as a fully integrated team, not a social club where everyone does what he or she feels. Anyone who joins the military must be able to work and live as a team in close and often very difficult situations. This requires members to live by similar values and beliefs. Someone’s behavior cannot be allowed to cause a distraction or make other members feel uncomfortable. This is specifically why homosexuals are prohibited to serve openly. Homosexual behavior is not viewed by the majority of military members as being compatible with the military standards of conduct. So for homosexuals to claim they are being discriminated against I say this is not about you; it is about what is good for the military and our national security.

However, in an effort to be fair, let us think about this for minute. If DADT is repealed, what kind of living conditions will we force our military to live in? Will the military be forced to have facilities (showers, bathrooms, barracks and tents) for four or five different groups, or maybe just one? Will a minority looking for acceptance of their behavior, trample the rights of the majority to feel comfortable where they live and work? How will bi-sexual and transgender people serve? Will the transgender man be allowed to dress as a woman soldier one day, use the women’s facilities, and then dress as a male soldier the next? How many heterosexual Americans would really feel comfortable living and showering with known homosexuals? Why in the hell should our military have to deal with this type of social experimentation during wartime?

As mentioned above, repealing DADT is not about “equal rights” or discrimination against a minority. The military discriminates against a number of groups every day, but we never hear anyone complaining or any lawmaker trying to make a stand for them.

Therefore, with all politics aside, our political and military leaders need to address the repeal of DADT from the point of how would the repeal improve or strengthen our military and not from a perspective of how we can help a minority with their social agenda. If there is not hard quantifiable evidence that repealing DADT will significantly improve military effectiveness, then repealing the policy is not an option. To repeal the policy without that evidence would be nothing less than treason.

No matter where you are or what you are doing, please take the time to remember the fallen who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.  We must never forget the price paid by so many and always remember that freedom is not free.  To help you find a place, please consider one on this link.

Memorial Day: Where to Go to Honor America's War Dead

As the days roll on, I wonder if this will turn into another fly swatter attack on a major hornets nest.  All around the world, Israel is being labeled as the aggressor for trying to stop Hamas from firing rockets into Israel.  Thousands of rockets and mortars over the past couple of years, causing Israelis to live in fear just about everyday. 

Since Israel finally stepped up to plate to protect its people, protest around the world by Muslims and other misguided idiots have been calling for an all out attack on Israel. They claim Palestinian civilians are targeted and too many have died as a result of Israel's attacks.  It does not matter that Hamas has been targeting civilians in Israel for years and that the majority of the deaths caused by Hamas attacks have been civilians, where it is just the opposite for Israeli attacks.  It does not seem to matter that Israel has taken great care to ensure the safety of civilians in their fight to stop the Hamas rockets.

From Canada to Denmark, to Washington DC, misguided, Muslim loving, west hating, Jihad spewing idiots are calling Kill the Jews, or  Gas the Jews, but not once do they mention that Hamas is specifically targeting civilians in Israel, not once do they mention how the Palestinians teach their children to hate Jews and Infidels, not once do the mention the TV shows that instruct toddlers to wage war against Israel and embrace "martyrdom".  One only needs to look past the Main Street Media, sympathetic to radical Muslims, to see how much real hate is coming from the so called "Religion of Peace".

So, does it really matter if Israel stops now or completely wipes Gaza off the map?   Not really!  They have called civilians on the phones, dropped leaflets warning of attacks and have taken every precaution possible.  However, Hamas continues to stockpile weapons near civilians, in schools and mosques.  This way Hamas can show the world how terrible Israel is for attacking civilians and the world drinks the Kool-aid of deceit served up by Hamas and their supporters.  The world refuses to see this insanity brought on by a group of people fueled by a religion that loves death over life. There is only one way to deal with cockroaches like, Hamas, Hezbollah, Al-Qaeda and all the other radical Muslim groups, and that is to send them all to Allah in tiny pieces.

So if Israel wiped out Gaza, do you think the world would hate them more than they do now? Maybe, but there would be about 1 million less and although it's not the best solution, it sure is a start to dealing with these idiots once and for all.

Today is Veteran's Day.   A day to remember all the brave men and women who served this great nation over the years.  As I reflect back over the 25 years I served in the military and look at the events of the last several months, I can't help but wonder what the future holds for our military. The political winds in Washington have shifted and our military may be in for even harder times ahead.   

Today, I ask everyone to think about all of our military members.  Be thankful they are the ones who volunteered to leave family members behind for months and years at a time, be thankful they are the ones who volunteered to die defending our country and our way of life, be thankful they volunteered, so you could enjoy the benefits of their sacrifices.  

Please remember

It is the VETERAN, not the preacher, who has given us freedom of religion.

It is the VETERAN, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press.

It is the VETERAN, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech.

It is the VETERAN, not the campus organizer, who has given us freedom to assemble.

It is the VETERAN, not the lawyer, who has given us the right to a fair trial.

It is the VETERAN, not the politician, Who has given us the right to vote.

Report: Secret Order Lets U.S. Strike Al Qaeda Anywhere  I just read this article and it really pissed me off. 

First, when are we going to start holding these "anonymous U.S. officials" accountable?  The person or persons who leaked this information committed a serious federal crime and deserve to be shot.  Releasing classified information puts our nation at grave risk.  In addition, it increases the potential of death to our military conducting these operations.

Second, the New York Times, is the worst excuse for a news paper that I have ever seen.  Clearly they knew this story would sell some papers, but what is more disturbing is their total disrespect for the security of our nation and our military.  The reporters and editors who allowed this to be reported are just as guilty.

Our media needs to understand that people's lives are at stake when they release information like this and we as Americans need to stop buying into their sensationalism. 

Just a reminder for the idiots, we still have freaking extremists out there plotting to kill Americans.  Providing them with information that could cause the death of just one American puts blood on the hands of everyone involved in the initial release of this information.

According to Foxnews “American forces on Monday handed over security responsibility to the Iraqis in a province that the U.S. once feared was lost — a sign of the stunning reversal of fortunes since local Sunnis turned against al-Qaida in Iraq.” Great Job by the US Military and the Bush administration for never giving up.

I bet this just pisses off Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Barack Obama and the rest to the idiots who said the war was lost or it couldn’t be done.
 

If this does not make you want to scream, I don't know what will.  What in the hell is America becoming?   These two animals, Ean Farrow, 19, and Thomas Ray III, 20, killed a US Marine home on leave from Iraq for $8.00 freaking dollars.  I hope they get the death penalty and are swept off the face of the earth like the freaking trash they really are.

Home From Iraq, Wary Marine Fatally Wounded - On leave from the violence he had survived in the war in Iraq, a young Marine was so wary of crime on the streets of his own home town that he carried only $8 to avoid becoming a robbery target. [Fox News]

I just read an article about how Clinton Assures Puerto Ricans they will not have to go back to Iraq.  It is unbelievable how far she will go to deceive the people, just to get their votes.    

She really needs to wake up and smell the coffee.  She can make all the promises she wants, but the reality is she barely has a snow ball's chance in hell of becoming the Democratic nominee.   She just needs to pack up here sorry ass husband, go back to New York and start planning for 2012.

Well the Code Pink Nuts are at it again out in Berkeley, California.  This time their attempting witchcraft to get their point across.  If you remember, they were raising hell back in February when the Berkeley City Council sent the Marines a letter saying they were not welcome.  I posted a blog entry "Berkeley Eases Anti-Marine Stance" about it and thought these nuts were moving on, but it appears their back to cause more trouble.

What I find a little odd, is their issue of saying they want to protect the troops from dying.  Perhaps they should pull their head out of their ass along with a few other groups and go after illegal aliens in our country.  The following is quoted from an article by Scott Snyder. 

• "As of April 23, 2008, 4046 Americans have given their lives in the Iraq war, that's about 809 soldiers per year. As of 2006, on average 12 people per day are murdered by illegal immigrants and 13 people a day are killed by illegal immigrants driving while drunk and uninsured. Over a one year period this amounts to 9125 Americans killed by illegal immigrants. These numbers do not also include terrorist attacks on US soil that were committed by illegal immigrants."

Now if these nuts were really concerned about the life of Americans, then I would think they would want to go after the larger killer of Americans.  But hell no, that would not be politically correct.  

To read the latest about these nuts, see the following article below from Fox News.

Spells to Be Cast at Anti-Marine Rally in California - Members of an anti-war group began gathering Friday with pink placards and banners outside of a controversial Marine Corps Recruiting Center in Berkeley, Calif., where Code Pink had promised to use witchcraft to rally against the Iraq war. [Fox News]

Although I still think the people of Berkeley are idiots, I'm glade to see they are finally seeing the light on this issue.  However, I do not think they got a change of heart, I think they just realized their crocodile mouths bit off more than their canary asses could handle.  "Councilwoman Linda Maio said the council opposes recruitment, not the military. "It's behavior that we oppose, not the people,"   That logic is about as stupid as saying we support the Police, but just hate it when they lock up criminals...  This women is a joke and so are her "Code Pink" friends who say "we support them so much that we're desperate to get them back home."  I wonder how many have ever actually talked to a military member.  If they did, they would know "Code Pink" is thought of as a bunch of nuts.  Let me know what you think...