Question to Senator McCain

Quote from Cnn article, quoting Senator McCain on repeal of DADT, "'The most fundamental thing we could do to honor the sacrifice of our troops is to take the time to hear their views,' McCain said Tuesday."
I cannot claim to understand soldiers or their minds, I thank them for their service, I know I could not do what they are asked to do, but I have two questions for the Senator:
1. Since when have soldiers views been important. "[Gen. James] Amos made clear that he would oversee a repeal if ordered to do so. 'The Marine Corps is probably one of the most faithful services you have in our country,' Amos said. 'And if the law is changed by Congress and signed by the president of the United States, the Marine Corps will get in step and do it smartly.'" Soldiers take orders from the President and Congress, their views have nothing to do with others' rights.
2. Aren't these complaints the same made when Truman integrated blacks into the Armed Services, weren't the surveys predominantly negative about that? How about when women were allowed to fight?
Given, again, I have no idea what a soldier has to deal with, but most of the rest of the world is ahead of us on recognizing homosexuals rights to fight to protect our rights and way of life.

Url: http://m.cnn.com/primary/_xKrMcZ-iaymbY1mxQY

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