Senator John McCain of Arizona, the senior Republican on the Armed Services Committee, led his colleagues in blocking consideration of the bill in September in part because it allowed the repeal of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. Mr. McCain has not changed his position, and Democrats had been considering stripping the provision to advance the legislation.
But the White House on Wednesday repeated President Obama’s commitment to repealing the ban. In a statement later in the day, Mr. Reid said he would bring the bill to the floor, with the repeal language in place. “We need to repeal this discriminatory policy so that any American who wants to defend our country can do so,” Mr. Reid said.
Some people think " Don't ask, Don't tell" is not care about the soldiers, this policy is hurt soldiers and not supported by the soldiers, they just want to keep this phenomenon secretly so that they can still look good, but I think, if you don't care about the soldiers, how they trust you, and give their lives for you to protect our people?
I'm glad that somebody is taking action to repeal this ridiculous bill. Any individual who wishes to serve his country should have the right to do so. A rejection to serve in the military simply because of an individual's sexual orientation is ridiculous. Some of these soldiers the military is rejecting are very useful human resources due to their ability to speak Arabic and etc. I am in support of Senator Reid's push for the ending of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
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