Texas Insider Report: Washington D.C. I am deeply concerned over the proposed repeal of the so-called Dont Ask Dont Tell policy. This morning 3 of the 4 military service chiefs have expressed clear reservations with repealing the policy at the present time. I believe it would be a profound mistake to disregard the informed opinion of these military leaders.
Cornyn (R-Texas) made the following additional comments earlier Friday at the conclusion of the Senate Armed Services Committee hearings on the proposed repeal of the Dont Ask Dont Tell policy after hearing the testimonies of several senior U.S. military officers including:
- Gen. James F. Amos Commandant of the Marine Corps
- Gen. George W. Casey Chief of Staff of the Army and
- Gen. Norton A. Schwartz Chief of Staff of the Air Force
The readiness of our Armed Forces must always be the foremost consideration in setting military personnel policy especially while our troops are serving in harms way actively engaged in carrying out the Global War on Terror.
Now is not the time to increase the level of stress on our force through such a dramatic policy change.
To that end I will oppose the attempt to repeal the DADT policy."
