US Army And Air Force Generals Express Doubt's On Repealing Don't Ask Don't Tell

Gay demonstrators and supporters hold a rainbow flag as one lays down on the sidewalk while they shout slogans during a protest at a U.S. Armed Forces Recruiting Station, in New York's Time's Square, March 15, 2007. Credit: Reuters/Mike Segar

2 Generals Wary About Repealing Gay Policy -- New York Times

WASHINGTON — The top generals from the Army and the Air Force expressed deep concern on Tuesday about moving rapidly to lift the ban on openly gay service members, saying it could make it harder for their forces to do their jobs while fighting two wars.

The comments by Gen. George W. Casey Jr., the Army chief of the staff, and Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, the Air Force chief of staff, may provide political cover for members of Congress who oppose President Obama’s call for repealing the policy known as “don’t ask, don’t tell.”

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