I see the tide rising now! Finally some reason begins to dawn in politics with the discussion turning to COMMUNICATION, which is critical while we are at war. Hmmm... a little late in coming, but hey, ya know, the "Wizard of Rove" all that...
So the firing of
translators according to CBS, which still uses past figures, perhaps hurts the war on terror. Oh, and suddenly now it seems that there were more gay translators discharged than were cited. Instead it seems, almost 30 Middle East Language specialists and at least
800
other
critical job specialists have been discharged for being gay.
Um... how exactly does is this helping in fighting the War on Terror?
So homophobia is more important than our National Security?
Our military is more afraid of Gays than they are of terrorists? Has the Republican plan been nothing more than their "Homophobic Agenda" to Nuke Gay translators for Jesus?
And as if that is not bad enough, now calling someone out as being Gay in the military is becoming an act of revenge and hate like the Salem witch hunts.
So back to my "Theme for Victory" in Iraq, in our country, for the Democrats, and for the world.... I think should simply be RESPECT!
We need to simply respect an individual's rights to the pursuit of happiness! Respect sexual preferences. Respect individual sovereignty, and Respect the diversity of the Iraqi people and their sovereignty! How can we know what they want when we don't have leaders willing or able to COMMUNICATE? We need leaders willing to sit in a room eye-to-eye with other leaders and show some RESPECT for sovereignty and I think the rest will follow. There actually IS a clear method of non-violent communication that can be used. Why it is not observed I can only suspect that officials are too wrapped up in lies and hidden agendas that they mistake making demands as the only method of diplomacy! Bolton anyone?
I say first, we gotta respect ourselves and each other or how can we demonstrate it to the world?
Some of Pelosi's first words after elections reflect the saying: "Let there be peace and let it begin with us."
I think recognizing that Gays are part of the human experience whether or not they are translators is a good place to start... well actually we still owe billions to Native Americans!
Let's see how it goes...