End 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
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John Shalikashvili's June 19 op-ed, "Gays in the Military: Let the Evidence Speak," was correct in every aspect but one: The "proper timing of repealing 'don't ask, don't tell' " is now.
We know that doing so will be a challenge. Homosexual members of the military will hesitate to be open about their sexuality; some may never be comfortable telling their peers. Others will come out and be ostracized.
But the alternative -- allowing blatant discrimination to remain a government-sanctioned policy -- is something the United States should never permit.
This is not a time for politics, partisanship or congressional "horse-trading" posing as compromise. This is a time for action and justice for those who continue to live in silence.
CHAD REESE
Arlington
