Small wonder he's being forced to retire.......

Highly decorated, Four Star Marine General Peter Pace is being forced to retire after just one term as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff! Why, one might wonder, would the U.S. Senate force President Bush to make this decision... Ole' Pecozbill can give you one of the major reasons in one sentence;

General Peter Pace stands on his feet and states his personal beliefs, and the law of the land, not the politically correct pap of the Senate liberals.

"Are there wonderful Americans who happen to be homosexual serving in the military? Yes," he told the Senate Appropriations Committee during a hearing focused on the Pentagon's 2008 war spending request.
"We need to be very precise then, about what I said wearing my stars and being very conscious of it," he added. "And that is, very simply, that we should respect those who want to serve the nation but not through the law of the land, condone activity that, in my upbringing, is counter to God's law."

"I would be very willing and able and supportive" to changes to the policy "to continue to allow the homosexual community to contribute to the nation without condoning what I believe to be activity - whether it to be heterosexual or homosexual - that in my upbringing is not right," Pace said.

During his appearance before the Senate Appropriations Committee, he was attacked and berated by that bastion of the limousine liberals, Tom Harkin. Seated safely behind the raised thrones senators use to elevate their position, literally - not figuratively, he came after the good General repeatedly. When, toward the conclusion of this shameful exchange, General Pace pointed out that homosexual activity and adultery both are violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice.... Harkins parting inglorious shot was; "Well, then, maybe we should change that."

How scary is that????