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Biden on Pace: 'I Think He's Wrong. I Don't Think It Is Immoral'

March 13, 2007 11:29 AM

ABC News' Teddy Davis Reports: Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., weighed in Tuesday on Gen. Peter Pace, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, telling the Chicago Tribune editorial board that in his view homosexuality is "immoral" just like adultery.

"I think he's wrong," said Biden. "I don't think it is immoral."

The Delaware Democrat noted that he had not seen Pace's comments directly but offered his reaction after a reporter relayed the comments. 

Pace's full comments to the Chicago Tribune are reproduced below:

"My upbringing is such that I believe there are certain things, certain types of conduct that are immoral. I believe that military members who sleep with other military members wives are immoral in their conduct, in that we should not tolerate that.

"I believe that homosexual acts between individuals are immoral and that we should not condone immoral acts so they don't ask don't tell allows an individual to serve the country (there is a second hit on the audio) if we know about immoral acts regardless committed by who then we have a responsibility.

"I do not believe the armed forces of the US are well served by saying through our policies that it is ok to be immoral in any way not just with regard to homosexuality. So  from that stand point saying that gays should serve open in the military says to me that we by policy would be condoning what I believe is immoral activity and therefore as an individual I would not want that to be our policy. Just like would not want it to be our policy that if so and so were sleeping with someone else's wife that we would just look the other way which we do not. We prosecute that kind of immoral behavior between members of the armed forces."

March 13, 2007 in Tancredo, Tom | Permalink | User Comments (0)

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