Samtidigt hinner jag läsa ikapp en del mail. Jag fastnade då för en artikel, skriven av en bekant till mig i USA, som handlar om det politiska spelet för att kunna upphäva "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (det amerikanska förbudet mot öppet homosexuella i försvaret).
Dr Nathaniel Frank skriver bland annat:
"The true test of leadership is whether Obama can stand up to military resistance with confidence rooted in the wealth of research showing that gay service does not impair the military. Any threat of resignation by senior brass must be ignored. Also, when speaking both to the public and to the military leadership, he should cast the change in terms of national and economic security: We need to retain qualified Americans who are badly needed, reduce wasteful government spending on ineffective programs (training troops to replace lost talent due to "don't ask, don't tell" has already cost an estimated half a billion dollars), ensure job security for the troops, and practice at home the kind of democracy we are fighting for abroad.
The biggest mistake in war is to fight the last battle instead of the next. While the lessons of Clinton's failure should give pause to those who seek to end the ban, so much has changed over the last 15 years that there's no reason that careful, committed leadership can't do it right this time around."
Som jag sagt flera gånger förr vill jag även se svensk politisk påtryckning. DADT är liktydigt med statsledd diskriminering, det vill säga brott mot grundläggande mänskliga rättigheter. Om detta borde Tolgfors tala med sina (blivande) amerikanska kollegor.
Hela artikeln i The New Republic finns att läsa här.
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