Support Don't Ask, Don't Tell

     In Girl From The North Country's blog entry, "Don't Ask, Don't Tell", she speaks for the gay and lesbian soldiers within the military.  The issue of a soldier's sexual orientation has been a pressing issue for our military for almost 20 years now. In her blog entry, she states that our military passed a law in 1993 forbidding openly gay men and women from serving in our military. Her entire blog entry is dedicated to broadening the reader's views on this topic and stating the facts on "don't ask, don't tell."
     Throughout her blog entry, she talks about the debates between the Republicans and Democrats.  She states that it's an ongoing battle between the two and that our country is looking for more support from the Republicans.  Supposedly the Republicans aren't going to show much support for the bill until tax cuts are extended. Instead of focusing on people's rights for the benefit of our country, the government is more focused on their agendas.  In one paragraph she talks about the Chiefs of Staff's plan for an eventual repeal, but their fear of change is holding them back.  I know that change is hard to cope with, but if a person wants to server our country, they should be able to. A person's sexual orientation doesn't affect the skills they're able to learn or their ability to fight.  Our countries ignorance may be affecting the outcome of our war. If all men and women were to have the ability to serve our country, we may see a change in our war.
     I agree with everything stated in this blog entry. She stated facts and gave personal experiences from her time in the military. Her opinions lean towards the incorporation of gays and straights in the military.  People stereotype gay people into the same category, but everyone is their own person.  Not everyone is the same.   I agree with her when she states that incorporating gays into the military may disrupt war time efforts. It would be something new that most soldier would have to get use to.  The gay lifestyle is something most people haven't been exposed to. Just like she said, "...we don't know, until we try."