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Chiefs of Staff, and Senate Armed Services Commit- tee Chairman Carl Levin, D-Mich., were musing about a “moratorium” on enforcing the law in order to meet “the president’s commitment.” They even- tually decided the Penta- gon should undertake a detailed study to deter- mine how to implement a repeal of the law. As Gates put it, “the question be- fore us is not whether the military prepares to make this change, but how we best prepare for it.” In subsequent con-
gressional testimony, Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey, Adm. Gary Roughead, who is the chief of naval operations, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz and Marine Commandant Gen. James Conway all urged that the law re- main unchanged while American troops are at war. Conway, who retires next week after more than 40 years of service, was blunt: “My best military advice to this committee, to the secretary and to the president would be to keep the law such as it is.” That advice was ignored
by the O-Team. Instead, the administration worked behind the scenes with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to attach an amendment to the 2011 defense authorization bill, which would have required the Pentagon to implement Obama’s campaign promise. The measure failed when the “sponsors” couldn’t cob- ble together 60 votes to shut off debate before next month’s elections. That’s where the matter stood until last week. On Oct. 12, U.S. Dis-
trict Judge Virginia Phil- lips issued an injunction barring the Defense De- partment from enforcing Section 654 of Title 10 of the U.S. Code and re- quired the services “im-
mediately to suspend and discontinue any inves- tigation, or discharge, separation, or other pro- ceeding, that may have been commenced” under “don’t ask, don’t tell.” The Pentagon issued a flurry of orders to comply with the court order -- allowing practicing homosexuals to enlist -- while warn- ing potential applicants that “the situation may change.” And change it did. On
Oct. 20, in response to a plea from the flum- moxed Obama Justice Department, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted a temporary stay of Phillips’ order pending a hearing in San Fran- cisco on Oct. 25. That should be some hearing. It’s a good thing cameras aren’t allowed inside fed- eral courtrooms. Does Phillips’ order ap-
ply only to gays, or does it mean the military also must accept bisexuals and transgender people? Will military hospitals, already overwhelmed with combat casualties, be required to perform sex change operations? Do military chaplains have to conduct same-sex mar- riages? What will this do
to military recruiting and retention in the midst of war? Nobody knows. All of this is the result
of Obama’s penchant for making inane campaign promises with no coher- ent comprehension of the consequences. That’s what happened with his ploy to close the terror- ist detention center at Guantanamo Bay. To- day’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” chaos is akin to his scheme for trying Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, in a Manhat- tan courtroom -- and his support for building a mosque near ground zero. “Mr. Fix-It” makes bold promises. Someone else has to clean up the mess, especially when the mess would wreck the finest military the world has ever known.
Oliver North is the host
of “War Stories” on Fox News Channel, the found- er and honorary chairman of Freedom Alliance, and the author of “American Heroes.”
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