Defense chief giving 'don't ask, don't tell' a closer look - CNN.com
Here's a wacky idea: rather than coming up with ways to selectively apply a flawed policy, why not not just worth with Congress to get it repealed, as was promised during the campaign?? It's a bad law that costs the military valuable personnel at a time when we are strained. Coming up with a more "humane" way of enforcing the policy is like coming up with a more "humane" way of beating your dog. The problem is that there is no way to make something that is discriminatory and counter-productive "humane." Yeesh.
Defense chief giving 'don't ask, don't tell' a closer look
By Barbara Starr
CNN Pentagon CorrespondentWASHINGTON (CNN) -- For the first time, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is outlining potential Obama administration plans to enforce the "don't ask, don't tell" rule selectively so that some gays could serve in the military.
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says there may be flexibility in applying "don't ask, don't tell."
Gates said he is looking at ways to make the policy "more humane," including letting people serve who may have been outed due to vengeance or a jilted lover. The remarks appeared in a transcript the Pentagon released Tuesday.
In addition, Capt. John Kirby, spokesman for Adm. Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Wednesday the chairman "supports the idea of a less draconian way of enforcing the policy."
Instituted in 1993, "don't ask, don't tell" ended the military's practice of asking potential service members if they are gay, but it requires the dismissal of openly gay service members.
Gates told reporters traveling with him, "One of the things we're looking at -- is there flexibility in how we apply this law?"
Defense chief giving 'don't ask, don't tell' a closer look - CNN.com
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