I do not find the arguments used to justify 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' convincing.
I don't think, respectfully, there's any basis for saying that, if we repeal 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell,' the number of homosexual assaults will...
Sixty-nine percent of Americans are recorded as supporting their right to serve.
The Uniform Code of Military Justice applies to everyone, gay and straight.
What matters is a willingness and an ability to perform the mission, not an individual's sexual orientation.
Repealing 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' will have absolutely no effect on that.
I hope we can move quickly and deliberately to maximize the opportunity for all Americans to serve their country.
Mr. Almy and Ms. Kopfstein were discharged solely on the basis of who they are.
There is no evidence that the presence of gay and lesbian colleagues would damage our military's ability to fight.
We probably have lost 13,000 or more Americans who are willing to serve, and that, to me, is a real loss of military effectiveness.
To me, that's vitally important in this kind of a pluralistic and diverse democracy that we have.