Mullen: Don't Like 'Don't Ask?' Don't Serve!

Family Research Council
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Agree with us or get out! That was the stunning message from Adm. Mike Mullen at today's emotional Senate hearing over "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." In round one of a two-day discussion over the Pentagon's report, it was clear from the outset that the President's social agenda is more important to the military's political appointees than any concern for the well-being of our troops, their mission and our nation's security. If lifting the ban causes some people to "quit the service," Mullen said indifferently, "we'll deal with that." Soldiers who don't want to live, shower, and fight with homosexuals should look for a new job, he told senators. "Repeal of the law will not prove unacceptable risk... And families will not encourage their loved ones to leave the service in droves."

According to the Pentagon's own report, a whopping 12% of spouses would urge their husband or wife to do just that! But despite all the evidence to the contrary, Adm. Mullen insists that "War does not stifle change; it demands it. It does not make it harder; it facilitates it." Tell that to the 60% of Army and Marine fighters who are fiercely opposed to repeal. Their views, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) argued, "should not be considered lightly." As Gen. Carl Mundy, former Commandant of the Marine Corps, warned in a letter to the Senate just this week, "You... are moving [toward repeal] without any compelling reason to do so other than because of the demands by small, but highly vocal and financially influential special interest groups whose objectives go far beyond acceptance for military service." To hear more from General Mundy, click on the video below to watch FRC's special military webcast--which also featured Senate Armed Services Committee Member Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) and other veterans with deep concerns about the Pentagon's survey, the direction of debate, and the serious consequences for our troops.