Military "Morality"

I wasn't going to post this morning, but I ran across this and got really, really pissed.

From my home-town paper, the Chicago Tribune:

Responding to a question about a Clinton-era policy that is coming under renewed scrutiny amid fears of future U.S. troop shortages, Pace said the Pentagon should not "condone" immoral behavior by allowing gay soldiers to serve openly. He said his views were based on his personal "upbringing," in which he was taught that certain types of conduct are immoral.

"I believe homosexual acts between two individuals are immoral and that we should not condone immoral acts," Pace said in a wide-ranging discussion with Tribune editors and reporters in Chicago. "I do not believe the United States is well served by a policy that says it is OK to be immoral in any way."

Let me be sure I've got this right: torture is OK, doctoring intelligence is OK, lying to Congress and the American public is OK, ignoring wounded veterans' needs is OK, but being gay is not, and so, because some fucktard named Peter Pace thinks being gay is immoral, we should discharge Arabic translators, medical specialists and other valuable personnel from an army that can't meet its troop commitments as it is.

I'd really like to hear General Pace explain why his personal religious beliefs should determine who serves in the military and under what conditions.

Speaking of which, I would also love to hear what Gen. Pace thinks about the morality of torture, secret prisons, and rendition. Even the Evangelicals are coming out against it. From LA Times:

The National Association of Evangelicals has endorsed an anti-torture statement saying the United States has crossed "boundaries of what is legally and morally permissible" in its treatment of detainees and war prisoners in the fight against terror.

Human rights violations committed in the name of preventing terrorist attacks have made the country look hypocritical to the Muslim world, the document states. Christians have an obligation rooted in Scripture to help Americans "regain our moral clarity."

"Our military and intelligence forces have worked diligently to prevent further attacks. But such efforts must not include measures that violate our own core values," the document says. "The United States historically has been a leader in supporting international human rights efforts, but our moral vision has blurred since 9-11."

Of course, you will note the loud silence from the Dobson Gang. I wonder if Peter Pace is a member?