Bill Clinton got bogged down with gays in the military at the beginning of his presidency. Obama may be trying to avoid that. But in a time when now five states allow gay marriage, this just seems stupid. Obama To Fire His First Gay Arabic Linguist.
"Dan Choi, a West Point graduate and officer in the Army National Guard who is fluent in Arabic and who returned recently from Iraq, received notice today that the military is about to fire him. Why? Because he came out of the closet as a gay man on national television."
Aaron Belkin went on to write: "I spent a day with Dan Choi last month, and he is not someone we want to fire from the military. He loves the armed forces. He served bravely under tough combat conditions in Iraq. His Arabic is excellent, and he used his language skills to defuse many tough situations and to save lives, both Iraqi and American. All of his unit mates know he is gay, and they have been very supportive of him. But he doesn't want to live a lie."
Update: Here's Choi's open letter to Obama and Congress
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