I am no lover of "gay rights" continuously extended and reinvented, and I was happy to see the failure of "gay marriage" in every open vote ever held. But there is no reason whatsoever to exclude homosexual men and women from the military, and Obama had a mandate to reform that. Indeed, it really is difficult to see what stops him. It would take little effort and change practically nothing (if anyone was worried about the disruptive effects of sexual attraction between messmates, they should never have allowed women to enlist) and it is simply and purely a concession to macho nonsense. A man who cannot keep his word even to this extent is dangerous as well as dishonourable.