Quote Of The Day: Admiral Mike Mullen
Quote Of The Day: Admiral Mike Mullen
“No matter how I look at the issue…I cannot escape being troubled by the fact that we have in place a policy which forces young men and women to lie about who they are in order to defend their fellow citizens…For me, it comes down to integrity — theirs as individuals and ours as an institution.”
— Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen, at Tuesday’s Senate Armed Services Committee “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” hearing
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