On Friday, we posted a conversation with a 2nd Lieutenant in the Army Reserve—who did a tour of duty in Iraq in 2004 and 2005—about repealing Don't Ask, Don't Tell. (It was the second in a series of interviews we're doing with active-duty servicemembers about their thoughts on the policy—the military leadership's thoughts have been well covered elsewhere.) A few hours after the post went up, Chris, the subject of the interview, clearly pissed off by the comments, got into the thread:

OK people. Listen up. I'm tired of all you stuck-up western washington liberals who are so close-minded. The military is not in the business of pleasing the personel first. MISSION comes first and the needs of the country. Now is not the time to be changing policy when we are in the midst of a global war on terrorism with more than 4 theatre of operations. The "DADT" policy, put in place by your beloved President Clinton, stopped the ban on homosexuals in the military. He made it possible for homosexuals to be able to serve....

For all of you people who are confused about the living conditions and rules, here is it. Men and Women in the military live SEPERATELY. Unless you are married, you must live on base in housing barracks. You are assigned with soldiers in your same unit, and same sex. This is to ensure that no environment for fraternization can grow....

The military is not a place to find romance. It's a place to serve your country and to fight for those who can not. But human nature always gets in the way.... Of course dumb soldiers will always break the rules and they are penalized. BUT these rules are in place for good reason. As a commander, I don't want to have to come up with living quarters for straight men, gay men, gay women, and straight women. Then come up with showers and bathrooms for the same. This will put a giant strain on resources and weaken our military.

You can read more of Chris's thoughts—or argue that it doesn't matter what Chris thinks—HERE.