Dear President Obama,
Over the weekend, Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced to the country that the administration has decided that the repeal of the aged, dated, useless, and anti-military Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy will be put on the back burner, or more accurately "pushed down the road." As I'm sure you are quite aware, DADT has been responsible for the termination of several thousands of military careers. When considering how many of those careers were interpreters in highly needed areas or intelligence analysts, it would also be fair to assume that these terminations have caused a few causualties as well. Casualties that could possibly been prevented if our country would simply choose to not enshrine anti-gay sentiment into law.
Kicking the repeal of DADT down the road will only result in a less prepared and less effective military. It's not even a matter of fairness at this point, it's a matter of making sure our best military personnel are being used in both wars that we are currently involved in. We, as a country, simply cannot afford to sit back and allow qualified soldiers to be sent home day after day if we expect to win these fights!
I'm asking you to reconsider this generic, non-conclusive "down the road" timeline for fulfilling your campaign promise or repealing Don't Ask, Don't Tell. It's time for the Lesbian and Gay population of this country to serve in the military without the constant fear of being "found out," and without being made to feel ashamed of who they are. Every man and woman that serves bravely in our military deserves to be treated like a hero for their service, but as of right now many of them are made to feel unwelcomed. This cannot continue to happen. Please, be the Change you promised America and actually fulfill your promise to repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell.
Sincerely,
Dickie
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