Army General No Longer Supports Don't Ask, Don't Tell

John Shalikashvili, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the time the 'don't ask, don't tell' policy was enacted, no longer supports the law against gays in the military he helped enact. Shalikashvili, now retired, says his change of heart came after a series of conversations with gay servicemen.

He told The New York Times,

"These conversations showed me just how much the military has changed, and that gays and lesbians can be accepted by their peers."

His decision also came after a Zogby poll, commissioned by the Michael D. Palm Center at the University of California at Santa Barbara, that says a majority of U.S. soldiers are in favor of gays in the military.

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